diff --git a/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp b/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
index e2bcb51b5..4b9e8ceea 100644
--- a/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
+++ b/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,22 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "particles.h"
 #include <memory>
 
+const char *accessDeniedStrings[SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_MAX] = {
+	N_("Invalid password"),
+	N_("Your client sent something the server didn't expect.  Try reconnecting or updating your client."),
+	N_("The server is running in singleplayer mode.  You cannot connect."),
+	N_("Your client's version is not supported.\nPlease contact the server administrator."),
+	N_("Player name contains disallowed characters"),
+	N_("Player name not allowed"),
+	N_("Too many users"),
+	N_("Empty passwords are disallowed.  Set a password and try again."),
+	N_("Another client is connected with this name.  If your client closed unexpectedly, try again in a minute."),
+	N_("Internal server error"),
+	"",
+	N_("Server shutting down"),
+	N_("The server has experienced an internal error.  You will now be disconnected.")
+};
+
 void Client::handleCommand_Deprecated(NetworkPacket* pkt)
 {
 	infostream << "Got deprecated command "
@@ -216,17 +232,17 @@ void Client::handleCommand_AccessDenied(NetworkPacket* pkt)
 			denyCode == SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_CRASH) {
 		*pkt >> m_access_denied_reason;
 		if (m_access_denied_reason.empty())
-			m_access_denied_reason = accessDeniedStrings[denyCode];
+			m_access_denied_reason = gettext(accessDeniedStrings[denyCode]);
 		u8 reconnect;
 		*pkt >> reconnect;
 		m_access_denied_reconnect = reconnect & 1;
 	} else if (denyCode == SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_CUSTOM_STRING) {
 		*pkt >> m_access_denied_reason;
 	} else if (denyCode == SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_TOO_MANY_USERS) {
-		m_access_denied_reason = accessDeniedStrings[denyCode];
+		m_access_denied_reason = gettext(accessDeniedStrings[denyCode]);
 		m_access_denied_reconnect = true;
 	} else if (denyCode < SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_MAX) {
-		m_access_denied_reason = accessDeniedStrings[denyCode];
+		m_access_denied_reason = gettext(accessDeniedStrings[denyCode]);
 	} else {
 		// Allow us to add new error messages to the
 		// protocol without raising the protocol version, if we want to.
diff --git a/src/network/networkprotocol.h b/src/network/networkprotocol.h
index e3618042f..d84c735b8 100644
--- a/src/network/networkprotocol.h
+++ b/src/network/networkprotocol.h
@@ -1150,22 +1150,6 @@ enum NetProtoCompressionMode {
 	NETPROTO_COMPRESSION_NONE = 0,
 };
 
-constexpr const char *accessDeniedStrings[SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_MAX] = {
-	"Invalid password",
-	"Your client sent something the server didn't expect.  Try reconnecting or updating your client.",
-	"The server is running in simple singleplayer mode.  You cannot connect.",
-	"Your client's version is not supported.\nPlease contact the server administrator.",
-	"Player name contains disallowed characters",
-	"Player name not allowed",
-	"Too many users",
-	"Empty passwords are disallowed.  Set a password and try again.",
-	"Another client is connected with this name.  If your client closed unexpectedly, try again in a minute.",
-	"Internal server error",
-	"",
-	"Server shutting down",
-	"The server has experienced an internal error.  You will now be disconnected."
-};
-
 enum PlayerListModifer : u8
 {
 	PLAYER_LIST_INIT,