diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/auth.c b/src/backend/libpq/auth.c
index cecd104b4a..43a93e493a 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/auth.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/auth.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ pg_GSS_recvauth(Port *port)
 		{
 			gss_delete_sec_context(&lmin_s, &port->gss->ctx, GSS_C_NO_BUFFER);
 			pg_GSS_error(ERROR,
-						 gettext_noop("accepting GSS security context failed"),
+						 gettext("accepting GSS security context failed"),
 						 maj_stat, min_stat);
 		}
 
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ pg_GSS_recvauth(Port *port)
 	maj_stat = gss_display_name(&min_stat, port->gss->name, &gbuf, NULL);
 	if (maj_stat != GSS_S_COMPLETE)
 		pg_GSS_error(ERROR,
-					 gettext_noop("retrieving GSS user name failed"),
+					 gettext("retrieving GSS user name failed"),
 					 maj_stat, min_stat);
 
 	/*