diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp
index 083e8555..e538b1b8 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp
@@ -1242,51 +1242,54 @@ void mapclass::spawncompanion(void)
 
 const char* mapclass::currentarea(const int roomx, const int roomy)
 {
+    /* For translation, the returned value is passed to loc::gettext_roomname_special().
+     * Returned strings must therefore be found in roomnames_special.xml! */
+
     if (roomx >= 102 && roomx <= 104 && roomy >= 110 && roomy <= 111)
     {
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("The Ship");
+        return "The Ship";
     }
 
     switch (area(roomx, roomy))
     {
     case 0:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Dimension VVVVVV");
+        return "Dimension VVVVVV";
         break;
     case 1:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Dimension VVVVVV");
+        return "Dimension VVVVVV";
         break;
     case 2:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Laboratory");
+        return "Laboratory";
         break;
     case 3:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("The Tower");
+        return "The Tower";
         break;
     case 4:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Warp Zone");
+        return "Warp Zone";
         break;
     case 5:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Space Station");
+        return "Space Station";
         break;
     case 6:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
+        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
         break;
     case 7:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
+        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
         break;
     case 8:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
+        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
         break;
     case 9:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
+        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
         break;
     case 10:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("Outside Dimension VVVVVV");
+        return "Outside Dimension VVVVVV";
         break;
     case 11:
-        return loc::gettext_roomname_special("The Tower");
+        return "The Tower";
         break;
     }
-    return loc::gettext_roomname_special("???");
+    return "???";
 }
 
 static void copy_short_to_int(int* dest, const short* src, const size_t size)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
index 224aff1a..074a130b 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ static void menurender(void)
             font::print(PR_2X | PR_CEN, -1, 20, title, tr, tg, tb);
             font::print(
                 PR_CEN, -1, 80-20,
-                map.currentarea(summary->saverx, summary->savery),
+                loc::gettext_roomname_special(map.currentarea(summary->saverx, summary->savery)),
                 25, 255 - (help.glow / 2), 255 - (help.glow / 2)
             );
             for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
@@ -2991,7 +2991,7 @@ void maprender(void)
                 buffer, sizeof(buffer),
                 loc::gettext("{area}, {time}"),
                 "area:str, time:str",
-                map.currentarea(last->saverx, last->savery),
+                loc::gettext_roomname_special(map.currentarea(last->saverx, last->savery)),
                 game.giventimestring(last->hours, last->minutes, last->seconds).c_str()
             );
 
@@ -3014,7 +3014,7 @@ void maprender(void)
             size_t i;
             font::print(
                 PR_CEN, -1, FLIP(80, 8),
-                map.currentarea(game.last_quicksave.saverx, game.last_quicksave.savery),
+                loc::gettext_roomname_special(map.currentarea(game.last_quicksave.saverx, game.last_quicksave.savery)),
                 25, 255 - help.glow/2, 255 - help.glow/2
             );
             for (i = 0; i < SDL_arraysize(game.crewstats); ++i)