diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index c5b41da..0bf04a1 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -1314,15 +1314,15 @@
 	case 'w': scope = _("window"); break;
 	case 't': scope = _("tab"); break;
 	case 'v': scope = "v:"; break;
-	case '$': semsg(_(e_cannot_declare_an_environment_variable), name);
+	case '$': semsg(_(e_cannot_declare_an_environment_variable_str), name);
 		  return;
-	case '&': semsg(_(e_cannot_declare_an_option), name);
+	case '&': semsg(_(e_cannot_declare_an_option_str), name);
 		  return;
 	case '@': semsg(_(e_cannot_declare_a_register_str), name);
 		  return;
 	default: return;
     }
-    semsg(_(e_cannot_declare_a_scope_variable), scope, name);
+    semsg(_(e_cannot_declare_a_scope_variable_str), scope, name);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@
 	    {
 		if (is_decl)
 		{
-		    semsg(_(e_variable_already_declared), lhs->lhs_name);
+		    semsg(_(e_variable_already_declared_str), lhs->lhs_name);
 		    return FAIL;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@
 	if (oplen > 1 && !heredoc)
 	{
 	    // +=, /=, etc. require an existing variable
-	    semsg(_(e_cannot_use_operator_on_new_variable), lhs->lhs_name);
+	    semsg(_(e_cannot_use_operator_on_new_variable_str), lhs->lhs_name);
 	    return FAIL;
 	}
 	if (!is_decl || (lhs->lhs_has_index && !has_cmd
@@ -1851,14 +1851,14 @@
 
     if (!lhs->lhs_has_index && lhs->lhs_lvar == &lhs->lhs_arg_lvar)
     {
-	semsg(_(e_cannot_assign_to_argument), lhs->lhs_name);
+	semsg(_(e_cannot_assign_to_argument_str), lhs->lhs_name);
 	return FAIL;
     }
     if (!is_decl && lhs->lhs_lvar != NULL
 			   && lhs->lhs_lvar->lv_const != ASSIGN_VAR
 			   && !lhs->lhs_has_index)
     {
-	semsg(_(e_cannot_assign_to_constant), lhs->lhs_name);
+	semsg(_(e_cannot_assign_to_constant_str), lhs->lhs_name);
 	return FAIL;
     }
     return OK;