diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ba51e61a61..b58c3f79ce 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Thu Mar 27 14:36:56 CET 2008 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
 
+	lxcError: mark a string and add to the list of nearly-checked functions
+	* Makefile.maint (msg_gen_function): Add, but commented-out.
+	* src/lxc_conf.c (lxcParseXML): Mark a diagnostic for translation.
+
 	testError: mark most string arguments for translation
 	* Makefile.maint (msg_gen_function): Add testError
 	* src/test.c (testDomainSave, testDomainRestore): Mark strings.
diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
index 518e59bf0c..a357d7470e 100644
--- a/Makefile.maint
+++ b/Makefile.maint
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ msg_gen_function += openvzLog
 # msg_gen_function += error
 # msg_gen_function += virXenError
 # msg_gen_function += testError
+# msg_gen_function += lxcError
 
 func_or := $(shell printf '$(msg_gen_function)'|tr -s '[[:space:]]' '|')
 func_re := ($(func_or))
diff --git a/src/lxc_conf.c b/src/lxc_conf.c
index eda663de70..4040bd12e6 100644
--- a/src/lxc_conf.c
+++ b/src/lxc_conf.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static lxc_vm_def_t * lxcParseXML(virConnectPtr conn, xmlDocPtr docPtr)
     if ((xmlProp = xmlGetProp(rootNodePtr, BAD_CAST "id"))) {
         if (0 > virStrToLong_i((char*)xmlProp, NULL, 10, &(containerDef->id))) {
             lxcError(conn, NULL, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                     "invalid domain id");
+                     _("invalid domain id"));
             goto error;
         }
     } else {