diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3664079b..8da013a9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2003-10-20  Bastien Nocera  <hadess@hadess.net>
+
+	* lib/read.c: (glibtop_read_l):
+	* lib/read_data.c: (glibtop_read_data_l):
+	* lib/write.c: (glibtop_write_l): apply patch for ngettext support
+	by Christian Neumair <chris@gnome-de.org>
+
 2003-10-20  Bastien Nocera  <hadess@hadess.net>
 
 	* include/glibtop/cpu.h:
diff --git a/lib/read.c b/lib/read.c
index c30e640b..33aa6104 100644
--- a/lib/read.c
+++ b/lib/read.c
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@ glibtop_read_l (glibtop *server, size_t size, void *buf)
 	}
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		glibtop_error_io_r (server, _("read %d bytes"), size);
+		glibtop_error_io_r (server, ngettext ("read %d byte", "read %d bytes", size), size);
 }
diff --git a/lib/read_data.c b/lib/read_data.c
index cded34eb..3a9754b1 100644
--- a/lib/read_data.c
+++ b/lib/read_data.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ glibtop_read_data_l (glibtop *server)
 	}
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		glibtop_error_io_r (server, _("read data %d bytes"));
+		glibtop_error_io_r (server, ngettext ("read data %d byte", "read data %d bytes", size));
 
 	return ptr;
 }
diff --git a/lib/write.c b/lib/write.c
index 5ee360eb..a33a5aac 100644
--- a/lib/write.c
+++ b/lib/write.c
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ glibtop_write_l (glibtop *server, size_t size, void *buf)
 	}
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		glibtop_error_io_r (server, _("write %d bytes"), size);
+		glibtop_error_io_r (server, ngettext ("write %d byte", "write %d bytes", size), size);
 }