diff --git a/vector/v.out.ogr/export_areas_fast.c b/vector/v.out.ogr/export_areas_fast.c
index a04e17e7556..cad77b2279a 100644
--- a/vector/v.out.ogr/export_areas_fast.c
+++ b/vector/v.out.ogr/export_areas_fast.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int export_areas_single(struct Map_info *In, int field, int donocat,
         cat = ci->cat[cat_index][0];
         /* make sure the cidx is ordered by cat */
         if (cat < last_cat)
-            G_fatal_error("Categor index is not sorted ascending by cat!");
+            G_fatal_error(_("Category index is not sorted ascending by cat!"));
         last_cat = cat;
 
         centroid = ci->cat[cat_index][2];
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int export_areas_multi(struct Map_info *In, int field, int donocat,
 
         /* make sure the cidx is ordered by cat */
         if (cat < last_cat)
-            G_fatal_error("Category index is not sorted ascending by cat!");
+            G_fatal_error(_("Category index is not sorted ascending by cat!"));
         last_cat = cat;
 
         /* collect all features with current cat */
diff --git a/vector/v.out.ogr/export_lines_fast.c b/vector/v.out.ogr/export_lines_fast.c
index ad78869fa2f..e9509c8d972 100644
--- a/vector/v.out.ogr/export_lines_fast.c
+++ b/vector/v.out.ogr/export_lines_fast.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int export_lines_single(struct Map_info *In, int field, int otype, int donocat,
         cat = ci->cat[cat_index][0];
         /* make sure the cidx is ordered by cat */
         if (cat < last_cat)
-            G_fatal_error("Category index is not sorted ascending by cat!");
+            G_fatal_error(_("Category index is not sorted ascending by cat!"));
         last_cat = cat;
 
         i = ci->cat[cat_index][2];
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ int export_lines_multi(struct Map_info *In, int field, int otype, int donocat,
         cat = ci->cat[cat_index][0];
         /* make sure the cidx is ordered by cat */
         if (cat < last_cat)
-            G_fatal_error("Category index is not sorted ascending by cat!");
+            G_fatal_error(_("Category index is not sorted ascending by cat!"));
         last_cat = cat;
 
         /* collect all features with current cat */