1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/shell.c b/shell.c
index abb862246e..84b237fef3 100644
--- a/shell.c
+++ b/shell.c
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int devnull_fd;
 	int count;
 
+	git_setup_gettext();
+
 	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
 
 	/*