diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
index 3eaa4a937d..40b2d880b6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
@@ -432,10 +432,7 @@ bool TaskSectionView::apply(bool forceUpdate)
     if (!ui->cbLiveUpdate->isChecked() && !forceUpdate) {
         //nothing to do
         m_applyDeferred++;
-        QString msgLiteral =
-            QString::fromUtf8(QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("TaskPojGroup", " updates pending"));
-        QString msgNumber = QString::number(m_applyDeferred);
-        ui->lPendingUpdates->setText(msgNumber + msgLiteral);
+        ui->lPendingUpdates->setText(tr("%n update(s) pending", "", m_applyDeferred));
         return false;
     }