diff --git a/lib/krb5/get_for_creds.c b/lib/krb5/get_for_creds.c
index f005460e3..e97ed2f32 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/get_for_creds.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/get_for_creds.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ add_addrs(krb5_context context,
     tmp = realloc(addr->val, (addr->len + n) * sizeof(*addr->val));
     if (tmp == NULL && (addr->len + n) != 0) {
 	ret = ENOMEM;
-	krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "malloc: out of memory");
+	krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
 	goto fail;
     }
     addr->val = tmp;
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ krb5_get_forwarded_creds (krb5_context	    context,
 	ret = getaddrinfo (hostname, NULL, NULL, &ai);
 	if (ret) {
 	    krb5_error_code ret2 = krb5_eai_to_heim_errno(ret, errno);
-	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret2, "resolving %s: %s",
+	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret2, 
+				   N_("resolving host %s failed: %s", 
+				      "hostname, error"),
 				  hostname, gai_strerror(ret));
 	    return ret2;
 	}
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ krb5_get_forwarded_creds (krb5_context	    context,
     ALLOC_SEQ(&cred.tickets, 1);
     if (cred.tickets.val == NULL) {
 	ret = ENOMEM;
-	krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "malloc: out of memory");
+	krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
 	goto out2;
     }
     ret = decode_Ticket(out_creds->ticket.data,
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ krb5_get_forwarded_creds (krb5_context	    context,
     ALLOC_SEQ(&enc_krb_cred_part.ticket_info, 1);
     if (enc_krb_cred_part.ticket_info.val == NULL) {
 	ret = ENOMEM;
-	krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "malloc: out of memory");
+	krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
 	goto out4;
     }
     
@@ -294,14 +296,14 @@ krb5_get_forwarded_creds (krb5_context	    context,
 	ALLOC(enc_krb_cred_part.timestamp, 1);
 	if (enc_krb_cred_part.timestamp == NULL) {
 	    ret = ENOMEM;
-	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "malloc: out of memory");
+	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
 	    goto out4;
 	}
 	*enc_krb_cred_part.timestamp = sec;
 	ALLOC(enc_krb_cred_part.usec, 1);
 	if (enc_krb_cred_part.usec == NULL) {
 	    ret = ENOMEM;
-	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "malloc: out of memory");
+	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
 	    goto out4;
 	}
 	*enc_krb_cred_part.usec      = usec;
@@ -345,7 +347,8 @@ krb5_get_forwarded_creds (krb5_context	    context,
 	    ALLOC(enc_krb_cred_part.r_address, 1);
 	    if (enc_krb_cred_part.r_address == NULL) {
 		ret = ENOMEM;
-		krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "malloc: out of memory");
+		krb5_set_error_message(context, ret,
+				       N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
 		goto out4;
 	    }