diff --git a/misc/translator/LangInstaller.pm b/misc/translator/LangInstaller.pm
index a0f323121e..15bee8355a 100644
--- a/misc/translator/LangInstaller.pm
+++ b/misc/translator/LangInstaller.pm
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ sub get_translated_pref {
             my $value = $syspref->{$key};
 
             my $translated_value = $value;
-            if (($key eq 'choices' || $key eq 'multiple') && ref($value) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (($key eq 'choices' || $key eq 'multiple' || $key eq 'multiple_sortable') && ref($value) eq 'HASH') {
                 $translated_value = {
                     map {
                         my $msgid = sprintf('%s#%s# %s', $file, $pref_name, $value->{$_});
diff --git a/misc/translator/xgettext-pref b/misc/translator/xgettext-pref
index 0068ae6869..77b11610ec 100755
--- a/misc/translator/xgettext-pref
+++ b/misc/translator/xgettext-pref
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ sub add_prefs {
         for my $element (@$pref) {
             if ( ref($element) eq 'HASH' ) {
                 while ( my ( $key, $value ) = each(%$element) ) {
-                    next unless $key eq 'choices' or $key eq 'multiple';
+                    next unless $key eq 'choices' or $key eq 'multiple' or $key eq 'multiple_sortable';
                     next unless ref($value) eq 'HASH';
                     for my $ckey ( keys %$value ) {
                         my $msgid = sprintf('%s#%s# %s', basename($file), $pref_name, $value->{$ckey});