diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 9554c6e2..8b8bb24f 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ void do_wordlinechar_count(void)
 
     /* Display the total word, line, and character counts on the
      * statusbar. */
-    statusbar("%sWords: %lu  Lines: %ld  Chars: %lu", old_mark_set ?
+    statusbar(_("%sWords: %lu  Lines: %ld  Chars: %lu"), old_mark_set ?
 	_("In Selection:  ") : "", (unsigned long)words, (long)lines,
 	(unsigned long)chars);
 }