diff --git a/scripts/update-po b/scripts/update-po
index 245c1ac775..ae024f030d 100755
--- a/scripts/update-po
+++ b/scripts/update-po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ xgettext \
     --add-comments=l10n \
     --add-location \
     --debug \
-    --keyword=__ --keyword=_pgettext:1c,2 \
+    --keyword=__ --keyword=_pgettext:1c,2 --keyword=_ngettext:1,2 \
     --copyright-holder="phpMyAdmin devel team" \
     `find . -name '*.php' | sort`