diff --git a/components/select.inc b/components/select.inc
index af6c69e..2630552 100644
--- a/components/select.inc
+++ b/components/select.inc
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ function _webform_render_select($component, $value = NULL, $filter = TRUE, $subm
   if ($component['extra']['aslist'] && !$component['extra']['multiple'] && $default_value === '') {
     $element['#empty_value'] = '';
     $element['#empty_option'] = $component['extra']['empty_option'];
+    $element['#translatable'][] = 'empty_option';
   }
 
   // Set the component options.