diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 4144bcf5ca..49c838fd3f 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (path)
 		repo = xstrdup(absolute_path(repo_name));
 	else if (!strchr(repo_name, ':'))
-		die("repository '%s' does not exist", repo_name);
+		die(_("repository '%s' does not exist"), repo_name);
 	else
 		repo = repo_name;
 	is_local = path && !is_bundle;