diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6494c9bcb5b7399b0c06e0cefc651c0788e9659f..306e2b90f8d1082ea2e2772df79a4590002d8689 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ CVS code -
   usage()
 	- Properly mention the support for "[+LINE,COLUMN]" on the
 	  command line when HAVE_GETOPT_LONG isn't defined. (DLR)
+	- Remove unneeded translation of "--quickblank". (DLR)
   do_verbatim_input()
 	- If constant cursor position display is on, make sure the
 	  cursor position is displayed properly when we finish. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 078817cdf3f988b4dbad389b33545c0ebd6bb471..b1900925b734ce2b301eace51013af151c9999bc 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -1073,8 +1073,7 @@ void usage(void)
     print1opt(_("-T [#cols]"), _("--tabsize=[#cols]"),
 	N_("Set width of a tab in cols to #cols"));
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
-    print1opt("-U", _("--quickblank"),
-	N_("Do quick statusbar blanking"));
+    print1opt("-U", "--quickblank", N_("Do quick statusbar blanking"));
 #endif
     print1opt("-V", "--version",
 	N_("Print version information and exit"));