diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsUnitsImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsUnitsImp.cpp
index 2b29834895..0873b3d46f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsUnitsImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsUnitsImp.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 
 #ifndef _PreComp_
+# include <QApplication>
 # include <QRegExp>
 #endif
 
@@ -43,6 +44,17 @@ using namespace Base;
 
 /* TRANSLATOR Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnitsImp */
 
+#if 0 // needed for Qt's lupdate utility
+    qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", "Standard (mm/kg/s/degree)");
+    qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", "MKS (m/kg/s/degree)");
+    qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", "US customary (in/lb)");
+    qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", "Imperial decimal (in/lb)");
+    qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", "Building Euro (cm/m²/m³)");
+    qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", "Building US (ft-in/sqft/cft)");
+    qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", "Metric small parts & CNC(mm, mm/min)");
+    qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", "Imperial for Civil Eng (ft, ft/sec)");
+#endif
+
 /**
  *  Constructs a DlgSettingsUnitsImp which is a child of 'parent', with the 
  *  name 'name' and widget flags set to 'f' 
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@ DlgSettingsUnitsImp::DlgSettingsUnitsImp(QWidget* parent)
 
     int num = static_cast<int>(Base::UnitSystem::NumUnitSystemTypes);
     for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-        QString item = QString::fromUtf8(Base::UnitsApi::getDescription(static_cast<Base::UnitSystem>(i)));
+        QString item = qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", Base::UnitsApi::getDescription(static_cast<Base::UnitSystem>(i)));
         ui->comboBox_ViewSystem->addItem(item, i);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgUnitsCalculatorImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgUnitsCalculatorImp.cpp
index 825f34e1ff..b93399ce5f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgUnitsCalculatorImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgUnitsCalculatorImp.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ DlgUnitsCalculator::DlgUnitsCalculator( QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags fl )
     ui->comboBoxScheme->addItem(QString::fromLatin1("Preference system"), static_cast<int>(-1));
     int num = static_cast<int>(Base::UnitSystem::NumUnitSystemTypes);
     for (int i=0; i<num; i++) {
-        QString item = QString::fromUtf8(Base::UnitsApi::getDescription(static_cast<Base::UnitSystem>(i)));
+        QString item = qApp->translate("Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsUnits", Base::UnitsApi::getDescription(static_cast<Base::UnitSystem>(i)));
         ui->comboBoxScheme->addItem(item, i);
     }