diff --git a/src/iuse.cpp b/src/iuse.cpp
index 215bb27a40949..2d34fc8a341b0 100644
--- a/src/iuse.cpp
+++ b/src/iuse.cpp
@@ -9758,7 +9758,7 @@ cata::optional<int> iuse::wash_items( Character *p, bool soft_items, bool hard_i
         auto to_string = []( int val ) -> std::string {
             if( val == INT_MAX )
             {
-                return "inf";
+                return pgettext( "short for infinity", "inf" );
             }
             return string_format( "%3d", val );
         };