diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index ae744d2..a46e30e 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@
 #endif
 					? _("[New file]") : "",
 	    (curbuf->b_flags & BF_READERR) ? _("[Read errors]") : "",
-	    curbuf->b_p_ro ? (shortmess(SHM_RO) ? "[RO]"
+	    curbuf->b_p_ro ? (shortmess(SHM_RO) ? _("[RO]")
 						      : _("[readonly]")) : "",
 	    (curbufIsChanged() || (curbuf->b_flags & BF_WRITE_MASK)
 							  || curbuf->b_p_ro) ?
@@ -3976,7 +3976,7 @@
 	case STL_ROFLAG_ALT:
 	    itemisflag = TRUE;
 	    if (wp->w_buffer->b_p_ro)
-		str = (char_u *)((opt == STL_ROFLAG_ALT) ? ",RO" : "[RO]");
+		str = (char_u *)((opt == STL_ROFLAG_ALT) ? ",RO" : _("[RO]"));
 	    break;
 
 	case STL_HELPFLAG:
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index cf6ed73..86d43cb 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -6281,7 +6281,7 @@
 	}
 	if (wp->w_buffer->b_p_ro)
 	{
-	    STRCPY(p + len, "[RO]");
+	    STRCPY(p + len, _("[RO]"));
 	    len += 4;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2d0e42f..4e6a8f8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1144,
+/**/
     1143,
 /**/
     1142,