diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 37b00fd..58da854 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static char const _license[] =
 #include "window.h"
 #include "../config.h"
 #define _(string) gettext(string)
-#define N_(string) (string)
+#define N_(string) string
 
 /* constants */
 #ifndef PROGNAME