diff --git a/common/asshelp.c b/common/asshelp.c
index 44476074c..d33ffb556 100644
--- a/common/asshelp.c
+++ b/common/asshelp.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ start_new_gpg_agent (assuan_context_t *r_ctx,
     }
 
   if (debug && !did_success_msg)
-    log_debug (_("connection to agent established\n"));
+    log_debug ("connection to agent established\n");
 
   err = assuan_transact (ctx, "RESET",
                          NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ start_new_dirmngr (assuan_context_t *r_ctx,
     }
 
   if (debug && !did_success_msg)
-    log_debug (_("connection to the dirmngr established\n"));
+    log_debug ("connection to the dirmngr established\n");
 
   *r_ctx = ctx;
   return 0;
diff --git a/g10/mainproc.c b/g10/mainproc.c
index 3c1508d89..868832542 100644
--- a/g10/mainproc.c
+++ b/g10/mainproc.c
@@ -646,8 +646,9 @@ proc_encrypted (CTX c, PACKET *pkt)
       if (gpg_err_code (result) == GPG_ERR_BAD_KEY
           && *c->dek->s2k_cacheid != '\0')
         {
-          log_debug (_("cleared passphrase cached with ID: %s\n"),
-                     c->dek->s2k_cacheid);
+          if (opt.debug)
+            log_debug ("cleared passphrase cached with ID: %s\n",
+                       c->dek->s2k_cacheid);
           passphrase_clear_cache (NULL, c->dek->s2k_cacheid, 0);
         }
       glo_ctrl.lasterr = result;