diff --git a/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh b/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
index 71bac83dd5..cad85450b7 100755
--- a/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ test_expect_success \
     'validate the output.' \
     'compare_diff_patch current expected'
 
-test_expect_success 'favour same basenames over different ones' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'favour same basenames over different ones' '
 	cp path1 another-path &&
 	git add another-path &&
 	git commit -m 1 &&
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test_expect_success 'favour same basenames over different ones' '
 	git mv another-path subdir/path1 &&
 	git status | grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
 
-test_expect_success  'favour same basenames even with minor differences' '
+test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT  'favour same basenames even with minor differences' '
 	git show HEAD:path1 | sed "s/15/16/" > subdir/path1 &&
 	git status | grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
 
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index f0b8c68883..9ff0590122 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static void wt_status_print_change_data(struct wt_status *s,
 		status_printf_more(s, c, _("modified:   %s"), one);
 		break;
 	case DIFF_STATUS_RENAMED:
-		status_printf_more(s, c, "renamed:    %s -> %s", one, two);
+		status_printf_more(s, c, _("renamed:    %s -> %s"), one, two);
 		break;
 	case DIFF_STATUS_TYPE_CHANGED:
 		status_printf_more(s, c, _("typechange: %s"), one);