diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index 68c6e701b0..2cb12bd7a8 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ proc getcommitlines {fd inst view updating}  {
 	    if {[string range $err 0 4] == "usage"} {
 		set err "Gitk: error reading commits$fv:\
 			bad arguments to git log."
-		if {$viewname($view) eq "Command line"} {
+		if {$viewname($view) eq [mc "Command line"]} {
 		    append err \
 			"  (Note: arguments to gitk are passed to git log\
 			 to allow selection of commits to be displayed.)"