diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 285c660e14..e169290a91 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2376,7 +2376,8 @@ XGETTEXT_FLAGS = \
 	--from-code=UTF-8
 XGETTEXT_FLAGS_C = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --language=C \
 	--keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --keyword="Q_:1,2"
-XGETTEXT_FLAGS_SH = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --language=Shell
+XGETTEXT_FLAGS_SH = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --language=Shell \
+	--keyword=gettextln --keyword=eval_gettextln
 XGETTEXT_FLAGS_PERL = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --keyword=__ --language=Perl
 LOCALIZED_C := $(C_OBJ:o=c) $(LIB_H) $(GENERATED_H)
 LOCALIZED_SH := $(SCRIPT_SH)