diff --git a/file_entity.field.inc b/file_entity.field.inc
index 1701c88..a727b71 100644
--- a/file_entity.field.inc
+++ b/file_entity.field.inc
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ function file_entity_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instan
           $element[$delta] = array(
             '#theme' => 'file_entity_download_link',
             '#file' => $file,
-            '#text' => $settings['text'],
+            '#text' => t($settings['text']),
           );
         }
       }