diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index 7c0273c9add34f..d56c7e9df93b76 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -89,8 +89,11 @@ safe_to_abort () {
 	then
 		return 0
 	fi
-	echo >&2 "You seem to have moved HEAD since the last 'am' failure."
-	echo >&2 "Not rewinding to ORIG_HEAD"
+	(
+		gettext "You seem to have moved HEAD since the last 'am' failure.
+Not rewinding to ORIG_HEAD" &&
+		echo
+	) >&2
 	return 1
 }