diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.py b/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.py
index 05c0236..03540b2 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.py
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ _('Recall')
 _('Approve')
 _('Reject')
 _('Spam')
+PMF = _
 
 
 class TranslationHelper(BrowserView):
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ class TranslationHelper(BrowserView):
         return _(text)
 
     def translate_comment_review_state(self, rs):
-        return _("comment_" + rs, default=rs)
+        # use PMF instead of _ here so i18ndude doesn't extract "comment_"
+        return PMF("comment_" + rs, default=rs)
 
 
 class View(BrowserView):