diff --git a/libempathy-gtk/empathy-groups-widget.c b/libempathy-gtk/empathy-groups-widget.c
index 7e50dfb..df5bc7e 100644
--- a/libempathy-gtk/empathy-groups-widget.c
+++ b/libempathy-gtk/empathy-groups-widget.c
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ set_up (EmpathyGroupsWidget *self)
   renderer = gtk_cell_renderer_toggle_new ();
   g_signal_connect (renderer, "toggled", (GCallback) cell_toggled_cb, self);
 
-  column = gtk_tree_view_column_new_with_attributes (_("Select"), renderer,
+  column = gtk_tree_view_column_new_with_attributes (
+      C_("column header", "Select"), renderer,
       "active", COL_ENABLED,
       NULL);
 
diff --git a/libempathy-gtk/empathy-irc-network-chooser-dialog.c b/libempathy-gtk/empathy-irc-network-chooser-dialog.c
index afe2593..ee453f0 100644
--- a/libempathy-gtk/empathy-irc-network-chooser-dialog.c
+++ b/libempathy-gtk/empathy-irc-network-chooser-dialog.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ empathy_irc_network_chooser_dialog_constructed (GObject *object)
       GTK_STOCK_REMOVE, GTK_RESPONSE_REJECT,
       NULL);
 
-  priv->select_button = gtk_dialog_add_button (dialog, _("Select"),
+  priv->select_button = gtk_dialog_add_button (dialog, C_("button", "Select"),
       GTK_RESPONSE_CLOSE);
 
   fill_store (self);
