diff --git a/modules/book.module b/modules/book.module
index 0f954c64b7539349ab6da42c2b7979c6189e27a5..d333da71cfa112fcc97045053e0e004ba6cc1267 100644
--- a/modules/book.module
+++ b/modules/book.module
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ function book_toc($parent = 0, $indent = "", $toc = array()) {
   */
 
   if (user_access("administer nodes")) {
-    $toc[0] = "<root>";
+    $toc[0] = "<". t("root") .">";
   }
 
   /*
diff --git a/modules/book/book.module b/modules/book/book.module
index 0f954c64b7539349ab6da42c2b7979c6189e27a5..d333da71cfa112fcc97045053e0e004ba6cc1267 100644
--- a/modules/book/book.module
+++ b/modules/book/book.module
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ function book_toc($parent = 0, $indent = "", $toc = array()) {
   */
 
   if (user_access("administer nodes")) {
-    $toc[0] = "<root>";
+    $toc[0] = "<". t("root") .">";
   }
 
   /*