diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibbackend.cpp b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibbackend.cpp
--- a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibbackend.cpp
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibbackend.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
     m_device.reset(findTouchpad());
     if (!m_device) {
-        m_errorString = ("No touchpad found");
+        m_errorString = i18n("No touchpad found");
     }
 }