diff --git a/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c b/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c
index 7ea6001e9ad..d1582a5d711 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ check_synchronous_standby_names(char **newval, void **extra, GucSource source)
 			if (syncrep_parse_error_msg)
 				GUC_check_errdetail("%s", syncrep_parse_error_msg);
 			else
+				/* translator: %s is a GUC name */
 				GUC_check_errdetail("\"%s\" parser failed.",
 									"synchronous_standby_names");
 			return false;