diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 13275d1..ae2dc08 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static GOptionEntry general_options[] = {
     G_OPTION_FLAG_NOALIAS,
     G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,
     &zenity_general_modal,
-    N_("Set the modal hint"),
+    "Set the modal hint",
     NULL
   },
   {
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ static GOptionEntry error_options[] = {
     G_OPTION_FLAG_NOALIAS,
     G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,
     &zenity_general_dialog_icon,
-    N_("Set the dialog icon"),
-    N_("ICON-NAME")
+    "Set the dialog icon",
+    "ICON-NAME"
   },
   {
     "no-wrap",