diff --git a/src/complete.rs b/src/complete.rs
index b5242ed14..7d47f4065 100644
--- a/src/complete.rs
+++ b/src/complete.rs
@@ -61,14 +61,16 @@
 // There are a few more completion description strings defined in expand.rs. Maybe all completion
 // description strings should be defined in the same file?
 
-/// Description for ~USER completion.
-static COMPLETE_USER_DESC: Lazy<&wstr> = Lazy::new(|| wgettext!("Home for %s"));
+localizable_consts!(
+    /// Description for ~USER completion.
+    COMPLETE_USER_DESC "Home for %s"
 
-/// Description for short variables. The value is concatenated to this description.
-static COMPLETE_VAR_DESC_VAL: Lazy<&wstr> = Lazy::new(|| wgettext!("Variable: %s"));
+    /// Description for short variables. The value is concatenated to this description.
+    COMPLETE_VAR_DESC_VAL "Variable: %s"
 
-/// Description for abbreviations.
-static ABBR_DESC: Lazy<&wstr> = Lazy::new(|| wgettext!("Abbreviation: %s"));
+    /// Description for abbreviations.
+    ABBR_DESC "Abbreviation: %s"
+);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 pub struct CompletionMode {
@@ -1145,7 +1147,7 @@ fn complete_abbr(&mut self, cmd: WString) {
 
         let desc_func = move |key: &wstr| {
             let replacement = descs.get(key).expect("Abbreviation not found");
-            sprintf!(*ABBR_DESC, replacement)
+            wgettext_fmt!(ABBR_DESC, replacement)
         };
         self.complete_strings(
             &cmd,
@@ -1683,7 +1685,7 @@ fn complete_variable(&mut self, s: &wstr, start_offset: usize) -> bool {
                     };
 
                     let value = expand_escape_variable(&var);
-                    desc = sprintf!(*COMPLETE_VAR_DESC_VAL, value);
+                    desc = wgettext_fmt!(COMPLETE_VAR_DESC_VAL, value);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1812,7 +1814,7 @@ fn getpwent_name() -> Option<WString> {
                 }
 
                 if string_prefixes_string(user_name, &pw_name) {
-                    let desc = sprintf!(*COMPLETE_USER_DESC, &pw_name);
+                    let desc = wgettext_fmt!(COMPLETE_USER_DESC, &pw_name);
                     // Append a user name.
                     // TODO: propagate overflow?
                     let _ = self.completions.add(Completion::new(
@@ -1824,7 +1826,7 @@ fn getpwent_name() -> Option<WString> {
                     result = true;
                 } else if string_prefixes_string_case_insensitive(user_name, &pw_name) {
                     let name = sprintf!("~%s", &pw_name);
-                    let desc = sprintf!(*COMPLETE_USER_DESC, &pw_name);
+                    let desc = wgettext_fmt!(COMPLETE_USER_DESC, &pw_name);
 
                     // Append a user name
                     // TODO: propagate overflow?
diff --git a/src/wildcard.rs b/src/wildcard.rs
index 9f97e9906..9479773d8 100644
--- a/src/wildcard.rs
+++ b/src/wildcard.rs
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@
 };
 use crate::wutil::dir_iter::DirEntryType;
 use crate::wutil::{dir_iter::DirEntry, lwstat, waccess};
-use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
-static COMPLETE_EXEC_DESC: Lazy<&wstr> = Lazy::new(|| wgettext!("command"));
-static COMPLETE_EXEC_LINK_DESC: Lazy<&wstr> = Lazy::new(|| wgettext!("command link"));
-static COMPLETE_FILE_DESC: Lazy<&wstr> = Lazy::new(|| wgettext!("file"));
-static COMPLETE_SYMLINK_DESC: Lazy<&wstr> = Lazy::new(|| wgettext!("symlink"));
-static COMPLETE_DIRECTORY_SYMLINK_DESC: Lazy<&wstr> = Lazy::new(|| wgettext!("dir symlink"));
-static COMPLETE_DIRECTORY_DESC: Lazy<&wstr> = Lazy::new(|| wgettext!("directory"));
+localizable_consts!(
+    COMPLETE_EXEC_DESC "command"
+    COMPLETE_EXEC_LINK_DESC "command link"
+    COMPLETE_FILE_DESC "file"
+    COMPLETE_SYMLINK_DESC "symlink"
+    COMPLETE_DIRECTORY_SYMLINK_DESC "dir symlink"
+    COMPLETE_DIRECTORY_DESC "directory"
+);
 
 /// Character representing any character except '/' (slash).
 pub const ANY_CHAR: char = char_offset(WILDCARD_RESERVED_BASE, 0);
@@ -313,18 +314,18 @@ fn file_get_desc(
 
     return if is_link {
         if is_dir {
-            *COMPLETE_DIRECTORY_SYMLINK_DESC
+            wgettext!(COMPLETE_DIRECTORY_SYMLINK_DESC)
         } else if is_executable(filename) {
-            *COMPLETE_EXEC_LINK_DESC
+            wgettext!(COMPLETE_EXEC_LINK_DESC)
         } else {
-            *COMPLETE_SYMLINK_DESC
+            wgettext!(COMPLETE_SYMLINK_DESC)
         }
     } else if is_dir {
-        *COMPLETE_DIRECTORY_DESC
+        wgettext!(COMPLETE_DIRECTORY_DESC)
     } else if is_executable(filename) {
-        *COMPLETE_EXEC_DESC
+        wgettext!(COMPLETE_EXEC_DESC)
     } else {
-        *COMPLETE_FILE_DESC
+        wgettext!(COMPLETE_FILE_DESC)
     };
 }