diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php b/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php
index 0456673a10..024a292337 100644
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php
@@ -839,9 +839,9 @@ final class ManiphestTransaction
 
       case self::TYPE_MERGED_FROM:
         return pht(
-          '%s merged %d task(s) %s into %s.',
+          '%s merged %s task(s) %s into %s.',
           $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
-          count($new),
+          phutil_count($new),
           $this->renderHandleList($new),
           $this->renderHandleLink($object_phid));
 
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/internationalization/translation/PhabricatorUSEnglishTranslation.php b/src/infrastructure/internationalization/translation/PhabricatorUSEnglishTranslation.php
index fd529dc35d..346e37977d 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/internationalization/translation/PhabricatorUSEnglishTranslation.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/internationalization/translation/PhabricatorUSEnglishTranslation.php
@@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ final class PhabricatorUSEnglishTranslation
         ),
       ),
 
-      '%s merged %d task(s): %s.' => array(
+      '%s merged %s task(s): %s.' => array(
         array(
           '%s merged a task: %3$s.',
           '%s merged tasks: %3$s.',
         ),
       ),
 
-      '%s merged %d task(s) %s into %s.' => array(
+      '%s merged %s task(s) %s into %s.' => array(
         array(
           '%s merged %3$s into %4$s.',
           '%s merged tasks %3$s into %4$s.',