diff --git a/encfs/FileUtils.cpp b/encfs/FileUtils.cpp
index 60ca86f..d8e4b86 100644
--- a/encfs/FileUtils.cpp
+++ b/encfs/FileUtils.cpp
@@ -866,8 +866,8 @@ static void selectBlockMAC(int *macBytes, int *macRandBytes, bool forceMac) {
           "performance but it also means [almost] any modifications or errors\n"
           "within a block will be caught and will cause a read error."));
   } else {
-    cout << _("\n\nYou specified --require-macs.  "
-              "Enabling block authentication code headers...\n\n");
+    cout << "\n\n" << _("You specified --require-macs.  "
+              "Enabling block authentication code headers...") << "\n\n";
     addMAC = true;
   }