diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.cpp b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.cpp
index 9884de6e7..e61e9b96a 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ VMManagerMain::backgroundUpdateCheckComplete(const UpdateCheck::UpdateResult &re
     qDebug() << "Check complete: update available?" << result.updateAvailable;
     if (result.updateAvailable) {
         auto type = result.channel == UpdateCheck::UpdateChannel::CI ? tr("build") : tr("version");
-        const auto updateMessage = QString("An update to 86Box is available: %1 %2").arg(type, result.latestVersion);
+        const auto updateMessage = tr("An update to 86Box is available: %1 %2").arg(type, result.latestVersion);
         emit updateStatusLeft(updateMessage);
     }
 }