diff --git a/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp b/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp
index feb6cb7a08..f08a5b5fd5 100644
--- a/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ CharacterWindow::_OpenSettings(BFile& file, uint32 mode)
 	if (find_directory(B_USER_SETTINGS_DIRECTORY, &path) != B_OK)
 		return B_ERROR;
 
-	path.Append(B_TRANSLATE("CharacterMap settings"));
+	path.Append("CharacterMap settings");
 
 	return file.SetTo(path.Path(), mode);
 }