diff --git a/modules/printbackends/gtkprintbackendcpdb.c b/modules/printbackends/gtkprintbackendcpdb.c
index 77498ccc72..fab404603a 100644
--- a/modules/printbackends/gtkprintbackendcpdb.c
+++ b/modules/printbackends/gtkprintbackendcpdb.c
@@ -538,7 +538,12 @@ cpdb_printer_get_options (GtkPrinter            *printer,
     {
       /* job-priority is represented as a number from 1-100 */
       const char *prio[] = {"100", "80", "50", "30"};
-      const char *prio_display[] = {N_("Urgent"), N_("High"), N_("Medium"), N_("Low")};
+      const char *prio_display[] = {
+        NC_("Print job priority", "Urgent"),
+        NC_("Print job priority", "High"),
+        NC_("Print job priority", "Medium"),
+        NC_("Print job priority", "Low")
+      };
 
       for (int i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS(prio_display); i++)
         prio_display[i] = _(prio_display[i]);
diff --git a/modules/printbackends/gtkprintbackendcups.c b/modules/printbackends/gtkprintbackendcups.c
index d4570b240c..7548067aae 100644
--- a/modules/printbackends/gtkprintbackendcups.c
+++ b/modules/printbackends/gtkprintbackendcups.c
@@ -5664,7 +5664,12 @@ cups_printer_get_options (GtkPrinter           *printer,
   /* Translators: These strings name the possible values of the
    * job priority option in the print dialog
    */
-  const char *prio_display[] = {N_("Urgent"), N_("High"), N_("Medium"), N_("Low") };
+  const char *prio_display[] = {
+    NC_("Print job priority", "Urgent"),
+    NC_("Print job priority", "High"),
+    NC_("Print job priority", "Medium"),
+    NC_("Print job priority", "Low")
+  };
   const char *n_up_layout[] = { "lrtb", "lrbt", "rltb", "rlbt", "tblr", "tbrl", "btlr", "btrl" };
   /* Translators: These strings name the possible arrangements of
    * multiple pages on a sheet when printing