diff --git a/src/engine/iso-currencies-to-c b/src/engine/iso-currencies-to-c
index 4ee6c2a49f..8b1e5d276a 100755
--- a/src/engine/iso-currencies-to-c
+++ b/src/engine/iso-currencies-to-c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ exec guile -s $0 "$@"
          output-port "
   {
     const char *fullname = ~S;
-    gnc_commodity *c = gnc_commodity_new(fullname,
+    gnc_commodity *c = gnc_commodity_new(_(fullname),
                                          ~S,
                                          ~S,
                                          ~S,