diff --git a/netbox/netbox/preferences.py b/netbox/netbox/preferences.py
index d911aabb08e..4fdb7e31fe7 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/preferences.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/preferences.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from netbox.registry import registry
 from users.preferences import UserPreference