diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index ab4f80d6d04..ef7486474a1 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -1677,10 +1677,10 @@ static void wt_shortstatus_print_tracking(struct wt_status *s)
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, LABEL(N_("behind ")));
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, branch_color_remote, "%d", num_theirs);
 	} else if (!num_theirs) {
-		color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, LABEL(N_(("ahead "))));
+		color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, LABEL(N_("ahead ")));
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, branch_color_local, "%d", num_ours);
 	} else {
-		color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, LABEL(N_(("ahead "))));
+		color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, LABEL(N_("ahead ")));
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, branch_color_local, "%d", num_ours);
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, header_color, ", %s", LABEL(N_("behind ")));
 		color_fprintf(s->fp, branch_color_remote, "%d", num_theirs);