diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/loginformwide.html b/r2/r2/templates/loginformwide.html
index ff809617b..7ee0b4cf4 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/loginformwide.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/loginformwide.html
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
            value="${random.random()}" />
   %endif
   <input type="hidden" name="op" value="${op}" />
-  <input name="user" placeholder="username" type="text" maxlength="20" tabindex="1"/>
-  <input name="passwd" placeholder="password" type="password" tabindex="1"/>
+  <input name="user" placeholder="${_('username')}" type="text" maxlength="20" tabindex="1"/>
+  <input name="passwd" placeholder="${_('password')}" type="password" tabindex="1"/>
 
   <div class="status"></div>