diff --git a/archive-zip.c b/archive-zip.c
index 785689584c..279c3a2d72 100644
--- a/archive-zip.c
+++ b/archive-zip.c
@@ -317,8 +317,10 @@ static int write_zip_entry(struct archiver_args *args,
 	}
 
 	if (pathlen > 0xffff) {
-		return error(_("path too long (%d chars, SHA1: %s): %s"),
-				(int)pathlen, oid_to_hex(oid), path);
+		return error(Q_("path too long (%d char, SHA1: %s): %s",
+				"path too long (%d chars, SHA1: %s): %s",
+				pathlen),
+			     (int)pathlen, oid_to_hex(oid), path);
 	}
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {