diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/View.php b/lib/Cake/View/View.php
index 5566e72d942..a1220985820 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/View.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/View.php
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ public function element($name, $data = array(), $options = array()) {
 		$file = 'Elements' . DS . $name . $this->ext;
 
 		if (Configure::read('debug') > 0) {
-			return "Element Not Found: " . $file;
+			return __d('cake_dev', 'Element Not Found: %s', $file);
 		}
 	}