diff --git modules/system/system.api.php modules/system/system.api.php
index 4c4e225..17dfc27 100644
--- modules/system/system.api.php
+++ modules/system/system.api.php
@@ -2842,7 +2842,7 @@ function hook_requirements($phase) {
       );
     }
 
-    $requirements['cron']['description'] .= ' ' . t('You can <a href="@cron">run cron manually</a>.', array('@cron' => url('admin/logs/status/run-cron')));
+    $requirements['cron']['description'] .= ' ' . $t('You can <a href="@cron">run cron manually</a>.', array('@cron' => url('admin/logs/status/run-cron')));
 
     $requirements['cron']['title'] = $t('Cron maintenance tasks');
   }