diff --git a/src/i18n.py b/src/i18n.py
index 1d3864c73..7f6f4d1d1 100644
--- a/src/i18n.py
+++ b/src/i18n.py
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ class PluginInternationalization:
         return (be, has)
 
 def internationalizeDocstring(obj):
-    # FIXME: check if the plugin has an _ object
-    internationalizedCommands.update({hash(obj): obj})
-    obj.__doc__=sys.modules[obj.__module__]._.__call__(obj.__doc__)
-    # We use _.__call__() instead of _() because of a pygettext warning.
+    if sys.modules[obj.__module__].__dict__.has_key('_'):
+	internationalizedCommands.update({hash(obj): obj})
+	obj.__doc__=sys.modules[obj.__module__]._.__call__(obj.__doc__)
+	# We use _.__call__() instead of _() because of a pygettext warning.
     return obj