diff --git a/modules/stream_out/sdi/sdiout.cpp b/modules/stream_out/sdi/sdiout.cpp
index 5d0411d991f2fba5957fc46679d921a9db0ee95e..3ad7d484e54679dad1d8844f31e8cdeb7ceeecf4 100644
--- a/modules/stream_out/sdi/sdiout.cpp
+++ b/modules/stream_out/sdi/sdiout.cpp
@@ -94,18 +94,18 @@ static const char *const ppsz_videoconns[] = {
     "svideo"
 };
 static const char *const ppsz_videoconns_text[] = {
-    "SDI",
-    "HDMI",
-    "Optical SDI",
-    "Component",
-    "Composite",
-    "S-video",
+    N_("SDI"),
+    N_("HDMI"),
+    N_("Optical SDI"),
+    N_("Component"),
+    N_("Composite"),
+    N_("S-video"),
 };
 static const int rgi_afd_values[] = {
     0, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15,
 };
 static const char * const rgsz_afd_text[] = {
-    "Undefined",
+    N_("Undefined"),
     "Box 16:9 (top aligned)",
     "Box 14:9 (top aligned)",
     "Box > 16:9 (centre aligned)",
diff --git a/modules/video_output/decklink.cpp b/modules/video_output/decklink.cpp
index da2196bf29e9579a79519348c3325b95f67e3a4c..da9431f280430d4766da164122ebb39e299dd6f2 100644
--- a/modules/video_output/decklink.cpp
+++ b/modules/video_output/decklink.cpp
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ static const char *const ppsz_videoconns[] = {
     "svideo"
 };
 static const char *const ppsz_videoconns_text[] = {
-    "SDI",
-    "HDMI",
-    "Optical SDI",
-    "Component",
-    "Composite",
-    "S-video",
+    N_("SDI"),
+    N_("HDMI"),
+    N_("Optical SDI"),
+    N_("Component"),
+    N_("Composite"),
+    N_("S-video"),
 };
 static const BMDVideoConnection rgbmd_videoconns[] =
 {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static const int rgi_afd_values[] = {
     0, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15,
 };
 static const char * const rgsz_afd_text[] = {
-    "Undefined",
+    N_("Undefined"),
     "Box 16:9 (top aligned)",
     "Box 14:9 (top aligned)",
     "Box > 16:9 (centre aligned)",