diff --git a/src/widgets/buttons.py b/src/widgets/buttons.py
index 1c71cd679..2c73ee4cc 100644
--- a/src/widgets/buttons.py
+++ b/src/widgets/buttons.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 # Standard python modules
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from gettext import gettext as _
+
 import logging
 _LOG = logging.getLogger(".widgets.buttons")