diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.cc
index 325e22e18b2..4e1b898c42c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.cc
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ static int sequencer_meta_make_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   }
 
   seqm->machine = active_seq ? active_seq->machine : channel_max;
-  BLI_strncpy(seqm->name + 2, "MetaStrip", sizeof(seqm->name) - 2);
+  BLI_strncpy(seqm->name + 2, DATA_("MetaStrip"), sizeof(seqm->name) - 2);
   SEQ_sequence_base_unique_name_recursive(scene, &ed->seqbase, seqm);
   seqm->start = meta_start_frame;
   seqm->len = meta_end_frame - meta_start_frame;
diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/channels.cc b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/channels.cc
index 55fa661a1e6..ec5a0dac2db 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/channels.cc
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/channels.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "BLI_blenlib.h"
 
+#include "BLT_translation.hh"
+
 #include "SEQ_channels.hh"
 
 ListBase *SEQ_channels_displayed_get(Editing *ed)
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ void SEQ_channels_ensure(ListBase *channels)
   for (int i = 0; i < MAXSEQ + 1; i++) {
     SeqTimelineChannel *channel = static_cast<SeqTimelineChannel *>(
         MEM_callocN(sizeof(SeqTimelineChannel), "seq timeline channel"));
-    SNPRINTF(channel->name, "Channel %d", i);
+    SNPRINTF(channel->name, DATA_("Channel %d"), i);
     channel->index = i;
     BLI_addtail(channels, channel);
   }