diff --git a/src/modules/machineid/main.py b/src/modules/machineid/main.py
index e3dac5c59..649570958 100644
--- a/src/modules/machineid/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/machineid/main.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from libcalamares.utils import check_target_env_call, debug
 
 import gettext
 _ = gettext.translation("calamares-python",
-                        localedir=libcalamares.utils.gettext_path,
+                        localedir=libcalamares.utils.gettext_path(),
                         languages=libcalamares.utils.gettext_languages(),
                         fallback=True).gettext