diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 1ef73e2e82..3c2fc750fa 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ msg_gen_function += virXendError
 msg_gen_function += xenapiSessionErrorHandler
 msg_gen_function += xenUnifiedError
 msg_gen_function += xenXMError
+msg_gen_function += VIR_ERROR
+msg_gen_function += VIR_ERROR0
 
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 # that are not yet marked for translation, but that need to be rewritten