diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 69cf636e72c..90f002e0994 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -2856,7 +2856,7 @@ bool GitClient::addAndCommit(const FilePath &repositoryDirectory,
         GitPlugin::updateCurrentBranch();
         return true;
     }
-    VcsOutputWindow::appendError(Tr::tr("Cannot commit %n file(s)", nullptr, commitCount) + "\n");
+    VcsOutputWindow::appendError(Tr::tr("Cannot commit %n file(s).", nullptr, commitCount) + "\n");
     return false;
 }