diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 435bdc9..77d9bf7 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 {
     if (curwin->w_p_wfb)
     {
-	semsg("%s", e_winfixbuf_cannot_go_to_buffer);
+	emsg(_(e_winfixbuf_cannot_go_to_buffer));
 	return FALSE;
     }
     return TRUE;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 {
     if (!forceit && curwin->w_p_wfb)
     {
-	semsg("%s", e_winfixbuf_cannot_go_to_buffer);
+	emsg(_(e_winfixbuf_cannot_go_to_buffer));
 	return FALSE;
     }
     return TRUE;