diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Editor.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Editor.cpp
index ebf7c4a2..9006d0cf 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Editor.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Editor.cpp
@@ -3328,7 +3328,7 @@ void process_editor_buffer(const bool undo)
 
     if (buffer->size() == 0)
     {
-        ed.show_note(loc::gettext(undo ? "ERROR: Nothing to undo" : "ERROR: Nothing to redo"));
+        ed.show_note(undo ? loc::gettext("ERROR: Nothing to undo") : loc::gettext("ERROR: Nothing to redo"));
         return;
     }