diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm
index 5acbcd4f8..3b92583a1 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/po.pm
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ sub getsetup () { #{{{
 			example => "!*/Discussion",
 			description => "PageSpec controlling which pages are translatable",
 			link => "ikiwiki/PageSpec",
-			safe => 0,
+			safe => 1,
 			rebuild => 1,
 		},
 		po_link_to => {
diff --git a/doc/plugins/po.mdwn b/doc/plugins/po.mdwn
index f10ee1d2c..ee6dbb097 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/po.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/po.mdwn
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@ be fixed by something like [[todo/using_meta_titles_for_parentlinks]].
 ### websetup
 
 Which configuration settings are safe enough for websetup, apart of
-`po_master_language` and `po_slave_languages` that already have
-been checked?
+`po_master_language`, `po_slave_languages` and `po_translatable_pages`
+that have been checked already?
 
-> `po_translatable_pages` seems entirely safe. `po_link_to` w/o usedirs
-> causes ikiwiki to error out. If it were changed to fall back to a safe
-> setting in this case rather than error, it would be safe.
+> `po_link_to` w/o usedirs causes ikiwiki to error out. If it were
+> changed to fall back to a safe setting in this case rather than
+> error, it would be safe.
 > --[[Joey]]
 
 ### backlinks