diff --git a/share/config.fish b/share/config.fish
index c0b663065..f811b3aa0 100644
--- a/share/config.fish
+++ b/share/config.fish
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ or set -g __fish_added_user_paths
 # Create the default command_not_found handler
 #
 function __fish_default_command_not_found_handler
-    printf "fish: Unknown command: %s\n" (string escape -- $argv[1]) >&2
+    printf (_ "fish: Unknown command: %s\n") (string escape -- $argv[1]) >&2
     for file in $PATH/$argv[1]
         if test -e $file -a ! -x $file
             printf (_ "fish: %s exists but isn't executable\n") (string escape -- $file) >&2
diff --git a/share/functions/fish_command_not_found.fish b/share/functions/fish_command_not_found.fish
index d6fd6cdc6..d5f5b3f73 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_command_not_found.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_command_not_found.fish
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if test -r /etc/os-release
 end
 
 function __fish_default_command_not_found_handler
-    printf "fish: Unknown command: %s\n" (string escape -- $argv[1]) >&2
+    printf (_ "fish: Unknown command: %s\n") (string escape -- $argv[1]) >&2
     for file in $PATH/$argv[1]
         if test -e $file -a ! -x $file
             printf (_ "fish: %s exists but isn't executable\n") (string escape -- $file) >&2