diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
index 557eb21441b..7dfe9041506 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ def get_company_default(company, fieldname, ignore_validation=False):
 	if not ignore_validation and not value:
 		throw(
 			_("Please set default {0} in Company {1}").format(
-				frappe.get_meta("Company").get_label(fieldname), company
+				_(frappe.get_meta("Company").get_label(fieldname)), company
 			)
 		)