diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 2d2037b100..7e2806b3b9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ qemuProcessHandleShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                             false,
                             qemuProcessFakeReboot,
                             vm) < 0) {
-            VIR_ERROR("Failed to create reboot thread, killing domain");
+            VIR_ERROR(_("Failed to create reboot thread, killing domain"));
             qemuProcessKill(vm);
             if (virDomainObjUnref(vm) == 0)
                 vm = NULL;