diff --git a/src/states_screens/race_gui_base.cpp b/src/states_screens/race_gui_base.cpp
index daae6c8ec..40d6e241b 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/race_gui_base.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/race_gui_base.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ void RaceGUIBase::drawGlobalMusicDescription()
     const MusicInformation* mi = music_manager->getCurrentMusic();
     if (!mi) return;
 
-    core::stringw thetext = core::stringw(L"\"") + mi->getTitle() + L"\"";
+    // I18N: string used to show the song title (e.g. "Sunny Song")
+    core::stringw thetext = _("\"%s\"", mi->getTitle());
 
     core::dimension2d< u32 > textSize = font->getDimension(thetext.c_str());
     int textWidth = textSize.Width;