diff --git a/modules/programs/carapace.nix b/modules/programs/carapace.nix
index fd592935..c31e2fee 100644
--- a/modules/programs/carapace.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/carapace.nix
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ in {
       '';
 
       nushell = mkIf cfg.enableNushellIntegration {
+        # Note, the ${"$"} below is a work-around because xgettext otherwise
+        # interpret it as a Bash i18n string.
         extraEnv = ''
           let carapace_cache = "${config.xdg.cacheHome}/carapace"
           if not ($carapace_cache | path exists) {
             mkdir $carapace_cache
           }
-          ${bin} _carapace nushell | save -f $"($carapace_cache)/init.nu"
+          ${bin} _carapace nushell | save -f ${"$"}"($carapace_cache)/init.nu"
         '';
         extraConfig = ''
           source ${config.xdg.cacheHome}/carapace/init.nu