diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 5bfd45d91..6621883fd 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ src/gen/lib/markertype.py
 src/gen/lib/nametype.py
 src/gen/lib/nameorigintype.py
 src/gen/lib/notetype.py
+src/gen/lib/person.py
 src/gen/lib/repotype.py
 src/gen/lib/srcmediatype.py
 src/gen/lib/surnamebase.py
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.skip b/po/POTFILES.skip
index 6ecaf3d44..d32b39bda 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.skip
+++ b/po/POTFILES.skip
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ src/gen/lib/mediaref.py
 src/gen/lib/name.py
 src/gen/lib/note.py
 src/gen/lib/notebase.py
-src/gen/lib/person.py
 src/gen/lib/personref.py
 src/gen/lib/place.py
 src/gen/lib/placebase.py
diff --git a/src/gen/lib/person.py b/src/gen/lib/person.py
index 796b948a5..4ec55801b 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/person.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/person.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ from gen.lib.attrtype import AttributeType
 from gen.lib.eventroletype import EventRoleType
 from gen.lib.attribute import Attribute
 from gen.lib.const import IDENTICAL, EQUAL, DIFFERENT
+from gen.ggettext import gettext as _
 
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