diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 09141b13600320b8df14c661a42067499c0c3098..24bb428dd0c08e4d9c11b298c357fc7014965f3d 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ void statusline(message_type importance, const char *msg, ...)
 
     if (importance == ALERT) {
 	if (++alerts > 3)
-	    msg = "Some warnings were suppressed";
+	    msg = _("Further warnings were suppressed");
 	beep();
     }