diff --git a/src/etc/inc/easyrule.inc b/src/etc/inc/easyrule.inc
index 8597e7b427..3ec6e5af88 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/easyrule.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/easyrule.inc
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ function easyrule_pass_rule_add($int, $proto, $srchost, $dsthost, $dstport, $ipp
 	pconfig_to_address($filterent['source'], $srchost, $srcmask);
 	pconfig_to_address($filterent['destination'], $dsthost, $dstmask, '', $dstport, $dstport);
 
-	$filterent['created'] = make_config_revision_entry(null, gettext("Easy Rule"));
+	/* Do not translate this, it's considered a username which cannot contain international characters */
+	$filterent['created'] = make_config_revision_entry(null, "Easy Rule");
 	$a_filter[] = $filterent;
 
 	write_config($filterent['descr']);