diff --git a/modules/system/system.api.php b/modules/system/system.api.php
index acbc843..caa45c4 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.api.php
+++ b/modules/system/system.api.php
@@ -2859,7 +2859,7 @@ function hook_requirements($phase) {
       );
     }
 
-    $requirements['cron']['description'] .= ' ' . t('You can <a href="@cron">run cron manually</a>.', array('@cron' => url('admin/logs/status/run-cron')));
+    $requirements['cron']['description'] .= ' ' . $t('You can <a href="@cron">run cron manually</a>.', array('@cron' => url('admin/logs/status/run-cron')));
 
     $requirements['cron']['title'] = $t('Cron maintenance tasks');
   }