diff --git a/build/lint-locale-usage/allowed-masked-usage.txt b/build/lint-locale-usage/allowed-masked-usage.txt
index cfab25a5fd..ca899c7d38 100644
--- a/build/lint-locale-usage/allowed-masked-usage.txt
+++ b/build/lint-locale-usage/allowed-masked-usage.txt
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ translation_meta.test
 # this also gets instantiated as a Messenger once
 repo.migrate.migrating_failed.error
 
-# models/asymkey/gpg_key_object_verification.go: $ObjectVerification.Reason
-# unfortunately, it is non-trivial to parse all the occurences
-gpg.error.extract_sign
-gpg.error.failed_retrieval_gpg_keys
-gpg.error.generate_hash
-gpg.error.no_committer_account
-
 # models/system/notice.go: func (n *Notice) TrStr() string
 admin.notices.type_1
 admin.notices.type_2
diff --git a/build/lint-locale-usage/bin/handle-go.go b/build/lint-locale-usage/bin/handle-go.go
index b1757fa0fc..ffa6b13165 100644
--- a/build/lint-locale-usage/bin/handle-go.go
+++ b/build/lint-locale-usage/bin/handle-go.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	llu "forgejo.org/build/lint-locale-usage"
+	lluAsymKey "forgejo.org/models/asymkey/lint-locale-usage"
 	lluUnit "forgejo.org/models/unit/lint-locale-usage"
 	lluMigrate "forgejo.org/services/migrations/lint-locale-usage"
 )
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ func HandleGoFile(handler llu.Handler, fname string, src any) error {
 		case *ast.CompositeLit:
 			if strings.HasSuffix(fname, "models/unit/unit.go") {
 				lluUnit.HandleCompositeUnit(handler, fset, n2)
+			} else if strings.Contains(fname, "models/asymkey/") {
+				lluAsymKey.HandleCompositeErrorReason(handler, fset, n2)
 			}
 
 		case *ast.FuncDecl:
diff --git a/models/asymkey/lint-locale-usage/llu.go b/models/asymkey/lint-locale-usage/llu.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..256b5ca12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/asymkey/lint-locale-usage/llu.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package lintLocaleUsage
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/token"
+
+	llu "forgejo.org/build/lint-locale-usage"
+)
+
+// special case: models/asymkey/*.go,
+//
+//	handle &ObjectVerification{...}
+func HandleCompositeErrorReason(handler llu.Handler, fset *token.FileSet, n *ast.CompositeLit) {
+	ident, ok := n.Type.(*ast.Ident)
+	if !ok || ident.Name != "ObjectVerification" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// fields are normally named
+	for _, i := range n.Elts {
+		if kve, ok := i.(*ast.KeyValueExpr); ok {
+			ident, ok = kve.Key.(*ast.Ident)
+			if ok && ident.Name == "Reason" {
+				handler.HandleGoTrArgument(fset, kve.Value, "")
+			}
+		} else {
+			handler.OnWarning(fset, i.Pos(), "unable to parse ObjectVerification field assignment")
+		}
+	}
+}