diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/clap_localization.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/clap_localization.rs
index fac19539b51..c6d272c3d12 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/clap_localization.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/clap_localization.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //!
 
 use crate::error::{UResult, USimpleError};
-use crate::locale::translate;
+use crate::locale::{translate, translate_text};
 
 use clap::error::{ContextKind, ErrorKind};
 use clap::{ArgMatches, Command, Error};
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl<'a> ErrorFormatter<'a> {
             let _ = write!(
                 stderr(),
                 "{}\n\n",
-                translate!(
+                translate_text!(
                     "clap-error-unexpected-argument",
                     "arg" => self.color_mgr.colorize(&arg_str, Color::Yellow),
                     "error_word" => self.color_mgr.colorize(&error_word, Color::Red)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl<'a> ErrorFormatter<'a> {
                 let _ = write!(
                     stderr(),
                     "{}\n\n",
-                    translate!(
+                    translate_text!(
                         "clap-error-similar-argument",
                         "tip_word" => self.color_mgr.colorize(&tip_word, Color::Green),
                         "suggestion" => self.color_mgr.colorize(&suggested_arg.to_string(), Color::Green)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl<'a> ErrorFormatter<'a> {
             } else {
                 // Invalid value provided
                 let error_word = translate!("common-error");
-                let error_msg = translate!(
+                let error_msg = translate_text!(
                     "clap-error-invalid-value",
                     "error_word" => self.color_mgr.colorize(&error_word, Color::Red),
                     "value" => self.color_mgr.colorize(&value, Color::Yellow),
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
index 6662c427590..087892465bf 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ fn test_invalid_value_returns_2() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_invalid_numeric_value_is_verbatim() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .env("LC_ALL", "C")
+        .arg("--format=007")
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("invalid value '007' for '--format");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_invalid_value_time_style() {
     // This is the only flag which does not raise an error if it is invalid but not actually used:
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_uname.rs b/tests/by-util/test_uname.rs
index 4875f159825..c5236334a0f 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_uname.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_uname.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ fn test_invalid_arg() {
     new_ucmd!().arg("--definitely-invalid").fails_with_code(1);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_unexpected_numeric_operand_is_verbatim() {
+    for arg in ["007", "1e3", "1.50"] {
+        new_ucmd!()
+            .env("LC_ALL", "C")
+            .arg(arg)
+            .fails_with_code(1)
+            .stderr_contains(format!("unexpected argument '{arg}' found"));
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_uname() {
     new_ucmd!().succeeds();