diff --git a/wp-includes/gettext.php b/wp-includes/gettext.php
index ed94ca9ee7..a35b0b9a99 100644
--- a/wp-includes/gettext.php
+++ b/wp-includes/gettext.php
@@ -302,7 +302,11 @@ class gettext_reader {
     $string = str_replace('nplurals',"\$total",$string);
     $string = str_replace("n",$n,$string);
     $string = str_replace('plural',"\$plural",$string);
-    
+
+    # poEdit doesn't put any semicolons, which
+    # results in parse error in eval
+    $string .= ';';
+	
     $total = 0;
     $plural = 0;