diff --git a/intern/locale/boost_locale_wrapper.cpp b/intern/locale/boost_locale_wrapper.cpp
index 4d429f4078d..00371fbd943 100644
--- a/intern/locale/boost_locale_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/intern/locale/boost_locale_wrapper.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ const char *bl_locale_pgettext(const char *msgctxt, const char *msgid)
 			return r;
 		return msgid;
 	}
-	catch(std::bad_cast) { /* std::bad_cast if std::has_facet<Facet>(loc) == false */
+	catch(std::bad_cast const &e) { /* std::bad_cast if std::has_facet<Facet>(loc) == false */
+//		std::cout << "bl_locale_pgettext(" << msgid << "): " << e.what() << " \n";
 		return msgid;
 	}
 	catch(std::exception const &) {