diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 44ede36..1fadc04 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 		git symbolic-ref \
 			-m "rebase finished: returning to $head_name" \
 			HEAD $head_name ||
-		die "$(gettext "Could not move back to $head_name")"
+		die "$(eval_gettext "Could not move back to \$head_name")"
 		;;
 	esac
 }