--- /sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module.orig	Mon Jan 18 01:10:48 2010
+++ /sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module	Mon Jan 18 01:15:09 2010
@@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@
  * Filters all special tokens provided by webform, and allows basic layout in descriptions.
  */
 function _webform_filter_descriptions($string, $node = NULL, $submission = NULL, $strict = TRUE) {
-  return check_markup(_webform_filter_values($string, $node, $submission, $strict));
+  return check_markup(_webform_filter_values(t($string), $node, $submission, $strict));
 }
 
 /**