diff --git a/src/bin/desklink/DeskButton.cpp b/src/bin/desklink/DeskButton.cpp
index 724481efc5..d5b0794895 100644
--- a/src/bin/desklink/DeskButton.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/desklink/DeskButton.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ DeskButton::MouseDown(BPoint point)
 	BPoint where = ConvertToScreen(point);
 
 	if (mouseButtons & B_SECONDARY_MOUSE_BUTTON) {
-		BString label = "Open ";
-		label += fRef.name;
+		BString label = B_TRANSLATE_COMMENT("Open %name", "Don't translate
+			variable %name");
+		label.ReplaceFirst("%name", fRef.name);
 		BPopUpMenu *menu = new BPopUpMenu("", false, false);
 		menu->SetFont(be_plain_font);
 		menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(label.String(), new BMessage(OPEN_REF)));