diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/models.py b/django/contrib/auth/models.py
index 8db304f620f..950d854d5e5 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/models.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/models.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class PermissionsMixin(models.Model):
         related_name="user_set", related_query_name="user")
     user_permissions = models.ManyToManyField(Permission,
         verbose_name=_('user permissions'), blank=True,
-        help_text='Specific permissions for this user.',
+        help_text=_('Specific permissions for this user.'),
         related_name="user_set", related_query_name="user")
 
     class Meta: