diff --git a/guix/scripts/git.scm b/guix/scripts/git.scm
index 3b141a622d..dfc4771f44 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/git.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/git.scm
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
   #:export (guix-git))
 
 (define %sub-commands
-  `(("authenticate" . "verify commit signatures and authorizations")
-    ("log". "show Git commit history")))
+  `(("authenticate" . ,(G_ "verify commit signatures and authorizations"))
+    ("log"          . ,(G_ "show Git commit history"))))
 
 (define (show-help)
   (display (G_ "Usage: guix git COMMAND ARGS...
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Operate on Git repositories.\n"))
   (newline)
   (for-each (match-lambda
               ((name . help)
-               (format #t "~13a ~a\n" name help)))
+               (format #t "   ~15a ~a\n" name help)))
             %sub-commands)
   (newline)
   (display (G_ "