diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py
index 5378e335bc8b..6a7c95296617 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ from oslo.config import cfg
 
 from nova import exception
 from nova.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
+from nova.openstack.common.gettextutils import _LE
+from nova.openstack.common.gettextutils import _LI
+from nova.openstack.common.gettextutils import _LW
 from nova.openstack.common import log as logging
 from nova.openstack.common import processutils
 from nova.openstack.common import units
@@ -68,13 +71,13 @@ def get_fc_hbas():
         # and systool is not installed
         # 96 = nova.cmd.rootwrap.RC_NOEXECFOUND:
         if exc.exit_code == 96:
-            LOG.warn(_("systool is not installed"))
+            LOG.warn(_LW("systool is not installed"))
         return []
     except OSError as exc:
         # This handles the case where rootwrap is NOT used
         # and systool is not installed
         if exc.errno == errno.ENOENT:
-            LOG.warn(_("systool is not installed"))
+            LOG.warn(_LW("systool is not installed"))
         return []
 
     if out is None:
@@ -233,11 +236,11 @@ def create_lvm_image(vg, lv, size, sparse=False):
         preallocated_space = 64 * units.Mi
         check_size(vg, lv, preallocated_space)
         if free_space < size:
-            LOG.warning(_('Volume group %(vg)s will not be able'
-                          ' to hold sparse volume %(lv)s.'
-                          ' Virtual volume size is %(size)db,'
-                          ' but free space on volume group is'
-                          ' only %(free_space)db.'),
+            LOG.warn(_LW('Volume group %(vg)s will not be able'
+                         ' to hold sparse volume %(lv)s.'
+                         ' Virtual volume size is %(size)db,'
+                         ' but free space on volume group is'
+                         ' only %(free_space)db.'),
                         {'vg': vg,
                          'free_space': free_space,
                          'size': size,
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ def remove_rbd_volumes(pool, *names):
         try:
             _run_rbd(*rbd_remove, attempts=3, run_as_root=True)
         except processutils.ProcessExecutionError:
-            LOG.warn(_("rbd remove %(name)s in pool %(pool)s failed"),
+            LOG.warn(_LW("rbd remove %(name)s in pool %(pool)s failed"),
                      {'name': name, 'pool': pool})
 
 
@@ -391,7 +394,7 @@ def clear_logical_volume(path):
     volume_clear = CONF.libvirt.volume_clear
 
     if volume_clear not in ('none', 'shred', 'zero'):
-        LOG.error(_("ignoring unrecognized volume_clear='%s' value"),
+        LOG.error(_LE("ignoring unrecognized volume_clear='%s' value"),
                   volume_clear)
         volume_clear = 'zero'
 
@@ -715,5 +718,5 @@ def is_mounted(mount_path, source=None):
     except OSError as exc:
         #info since it's not required to have this tool.
         if exc.errno == errno.ENOENT:
-            LOG.info(_("findmnt tool is not installed"))
+            LOG.info(_LI("findmnt tool is not installed"))
         return False