diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index a9a78f4bda..21776ac52b 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int edit_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 static struct lock_file lock_file;
 
 static const char ignore_error[] =
-"The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:\n";
+N_("The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:\n");
 
 static int verbose = 0, show_only = 0, ignored_too = 0, refresh_only = 0;
 static int ignore_add_errors, addremove, intent_to_add, ignore_missing = 0;
@@ -344,11 +344,11 @@ static int add_files(struct dir_struct *dir, int flags)
 	int i, exit_status = 0;
 
 	if (dir->ignored_nr) {
-		fprintf(stderr, ignore_error);
+		fprintf(stderr, _(ignore_error));
 		for (i = 0; i < dir->ignored_nr; i++)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", dir->ignored[i]->name);
-		fprintf(stderr, "Use -f if you really want to add them.\n");
-		die("no files added");
+		fprintf(stderr, _("Use -f if you really want to add them.\n"));
+		die(_("no files added"));
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dir->nr; i++)
diff --git a/t/t2204-add-ignored.sh b/t/t2204-add-ignored.sh
index 24afdabab7..49753362f0 100755
--- a/t/t2204-add-ignored.sh
+++ b/t/t2204-add-ignored.sh
@@ -31,18 +31,21 @@ do
 		rm -f .git/index &&
 		test_must_fail git add "$i" 2>err &&
 		git ls-files "$i" >out &&
-		! test -s out &&
-		grep -e "Use -f if" err &&
-		cat err
+		! test -s out
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "complaints for ignored $i output" '
+		grep -e "Use -f if" err
 	'
 
 	test_expect_success "complaints for ignored $i with unignored file" '
 		rm -f .git/index &&
 		test_must_fail git add "$i" file 2>err &&
 		git ls-files "$i" >out &&
-		! test -s out &&
-		grep -e "Use -f if" err &&
-		cat err
+		! test -s out
+	'
+	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "complaints for ignored $i with unignored file output" '
+		grep -e "Use -f if" err
 	'
 done
 
@@ -54,9 +57,14 @@ do
 			cd dir &&
 			test_must_fail git add "$i" 2>err &&
 			git ls-files "$i" >out &&
-			! test -s out &&
-			grep -e "Use -f if" err &&
-			cat err
+			! test -s out
+		)
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "complaints for ignored $i in dir output" '
+		(
+			cd dir &&
+			grep -e "Use -f if" err
 		)
 	'
 done
@@ -69,9 +77,14 @@ do
 			cd sub &&
 			test_must_fail git add "$i" 2>err &&
 			git ls-files "$i" >out &&
-			! test -s out &&
-			grep -e "Use -f if" err &&
-			cat err
+			! test -s out
+		)
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "complaints for ignored $i in sub output" '
+		(
+			cd sub &&
+			grep -e "Use -f if" err
 		)
 	'
 done
diff --git a/t/t3700-add.sh b/t/t3700-add.sh
index ec7108358e..ac115edbb7 100755
--- a/t/t3700-add.sh
+++ b/t/t3700-add.sh
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@ add 'track-this'
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'git add --dry-run --ignore-missing of non-existing file' '
-	test_must_fail git add --dry-run --ignore-missing track-this ignored-file >actual.out 2>actual.err &&
+	test_must_fail git add --dry-run --ignore-missing track-this ignored-file >actual.out 2>actual.err
+'
+
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'git add --dry-run --ignore-missing of non-existing file output' '
 	test_cmp expect.out actual.out &&
 	test_cmp expect.err actual.err
 '