diff --git a/app/config/gimprc-blurbs.h b/app/config/gimprc-blurbs.h
index bc8c85aba8..51b771a026 100644
--- a/app/config/gimprc-blurbs.h
+++ b/app/config/gimprc-blurbs.h
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ _("Use a single toolbox button for grouped tools.")
 _("Show the currently active image in the toolbox.")
 
 #define TOOLBOX_WILBER_BLURB \
-"Show the GIMP mascot at the top of the toolbox."
+_("Show the GIMP mascot at the top of the toolbox.")
 
 #define TRANSPARENCY_TYPE_BLURB \
 _("Sets the manner in which transparency is displayed in images.")
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpdeviceinfoeditor.c b/app/widgets/gimpdeviceinfoeditor.c
index 75b4f39c67..12aa1f5645 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpdeviceinfoeditor.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpdeviceinfoeditor.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ gimp_device_info_editor_constructed (GObject *object)
       gchar     *title;
 
       /* e.g. "Pressure Curve" for mapping input device axes */
-      title = g_strdup_printf (_("%s Curve"), axis_use_strings[i - 1]);
+      title = g_strdup_printf (_("%s Curve"), gettext (axis_use_strings[i - 1]));
 
       frame = gimp_frame_new (title);
       gtk_notebook_append_page (GTK_NOTEBOOK (private->notebook), frame, NULL);
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ gimp_device_info_editor_constructed (GObject *object)
           gchar     *string;
 
           string = g_strdup_printf (_("The axis '%s' has no curve"),
-                                    axis_use_strings[i - 1]);
+                                    gettext (axis_use_strings[i - 1]));
 
           label = gtk_label_new (string);
           gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (frame), label);