diff --git a/development/parse-extension-translations.js b/development/parse-extension-translations.js
index 2ed08c7d44..624a7ca7c4 100644
--- a/development/parse-extension-translations.js
+++ b/development/parse-extension-translations.js
@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ const evaluateAST = (node) => {
   if (node.type === "ObjectExpression") {
     const object = {};
     for (const { key, value } of node.properties) {
-      object[evaluateAST(key)] = evaluateAST(value);
+      // Normally Identifier refers to a variable, but inside of key we treat it as a string.
+      let evaluatedKey;
+      if (key.type === "Identifier") {
+        evaluatedKey = key.name;
+      } else {
+        evaluatedKey = evaluateAST(key);
+      }
+
+      object[evaluatedKey] = evaluateAST(value);
     }
     return object;
   }
 
-  if (node.type === "Identifier") {
-    return node.name;
-  }
-
   console.error(`Can't evaluate node:`, node);
   throw new Error(`Can't evaluate ${node.type} node at build-time`);
 };