diff --git a/klaptopdaemon/portable.cpp b/klaptopdaemon/portable.cpp
index 7b32946..35d69b6 100644
--- a/klaptopdaemon/portable.cpp
+++ b/klaptopdaemon/portable.cpp
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ TQLabel *laptop_portable::pcmcia_info(int x, TQWidget *parent)
 	if (!present) {
 		if (x == 1)
       			return(new TQLabel(i18n("No PCMCIA controller detected"), parent));
-      		return(new TQLabel(i18n(""), parent));
+      		return(new TQLabel("", parent));
 	} else {
 		switch (x) {
         	case 0: return(new TQLabel(i18n("Card 0:"), parent));
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ TQLabel *laptop_portable::pcmcia_info(int x, TQWidget *parent)
 {
       	if (x == 0)
 		return(new TQLabel(i18n("No PCMCIA controller detected"), parent));
-      	return(new TQLabel(i18n(""), parent));
+      	return(new TQLabel("", parent));
 }
 //
 //	puts us into standby mode
@@ -2593,7 +2593,7 @@ TQLabel *laptop_portable::pcmcia_info(int x, TQWidget *parent)
 	// INSERT HERE
        if (x == 0)
                return(new TQLabel(i18n("No PCMCIA controller detected"), parent));
-       return(new TQLabel(i18n(""), parent));
+       return(new TQLabel("", parent));
 }
 
 //
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ TQLabel *laptop_portable::pcmcia_info(int x, TQWidget *parent)
 	// INSERT HERE
       	if (x == 0)
 		return(new TQLabel(i18n("No PCMCIA controller detected"), parent));
-      	return(new TQLabel(i18n(""), parent));
+      	return(new TQLabel("", parent));
 }
 //
 //	puts us into standby mode