diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 92c1c5e23..cbc3fce2d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2051,7 +2051,8 @@ XGETTEXT_FLAGS = \
 	--add-comments \
 	--msgid-bugs-address="Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>" \
 	--from-code=UTF-8
-XGETTEXT_FLAGS_C = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --language=C
+XGETTEXT_FLAGS_C = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --language=C \
+	--keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --keyword="Q_:1,2"
 LOCALIZED_C := $(C_OBJ:o=c)
 
 po/git.pot: $(LOCALIZED_C)