diff --git a/src/creport.c b/src/creport.c
index 1bc34fa5d..9d4e33728 100644
--- a/src/creport.c
+++ b/src/creport.c
@@ -848,11 +848,13 @@ void cr_output_unit(stream *out, const faction * f,
 
     pzTmp = get_racename(u->attribs);
     if (pzTmp) {
-        stream_printf(out, "\"%s\";Typ\n", pzTmp);
+        const char *pzRace = LOC(lang, mkname("race", pzTmp));
+        pzTmp = pzRace ? pzRace : pzTmp;
+        stream_printf(out, "\"%s\";Typ\n", translate(pzTmp, LOC(lang, pzTmp)));
         if (u->faction == f && fval(u_race(u), RCF_SHAPESHIFTANY)) {
-            const char *zRace = rc_name_s(u_race(u), NAME_PLURAL);
+            pzRace = rc_name_s(u_race(u), NAME_PLURAL);
             stream_printf(out, "\"%s\";wahrerTyp\n",
-                translate(zRace, LOC(lang, zRace)));
+                translate(pzRace, LOC(lang, pzRace)));
         }
     }
     else {
diff --git a/src/reports.c b/src/reports.c
index 00d6b8bad..93bbb187c 100644
--- a/src/reports.c
+++ b/src/reports.c
@@ -714,7 +714,8 @@ void bufunit(const faction * f, const unit * u, const faction *fv,
 
     pzTmp = get_racename(u->attribs);
     if (pzTmp) {
-        sbs_strcat(sbp, pzTmp);
+        const char *name = LOC(lang, mkname("race", pzTmp));
+        sbs_strcat(sbp, name ? name : pzTmp);
         if (u->faction == f && fval(u_race(u), RCF_SHAPESHIFTANY)) {
             sbs_strcat(sbp, " (");
             sbs_strcat(sbp, racename(lang, u, u_race(u)));