diff --git a/lib/krb5/rd_error.c b/lib/krb5/rd_error.c
index 9f23d8df2..7608bf399 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/rd_error.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/rd_error.c
@@ -91,25 +91,29 @@ krb5_error_from_rd_error(krb5_context context,
 
 	switch (ret) {
 	case KRB5KDC_ERR_NAME_EXP :
-	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "Client %s%s%s expired",
+	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, 
+				   N_("Client %s%s%s expired", ""),
 				   creds ? "(" : "",
 				   creds ? clientname : "",
 				   creds ? ")" : "");
 	    break;
 	case KRB5KDC_ERR_SERVICE_EXP :
-	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "Server %s%s%s expired",
+	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret,
+				   N_("Server %s%s%s expired", ""),
 				   creds ? "(" : "",
 				   creds ? servername : "",
 				   creds ? ")" : "");
 	    break;
 	case KRB5KDC_ERR_C_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN :
-	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "Client %s%s%s unknown",
+	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret,
+				   N_("Client %s%s%s unknown", ""),
 				   creds ? "(" : "",
 				   creds ? clientname : "",
 				   creds ? ")" : "");
 	    break;
 	case KRB5KDC_ERR_S_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN :
-	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret, "Server %s%s%s unknown",
+	    krb5_set_error_message(context, ret,
+				   N_("Server %s%s%s unknown", ""),
 				   creds ? "(" : "",
 				   creds ? servername : "",
 				   creds ? ")" : "");