diff --git a/clients/Messages.sh b/clients/Messages.sh
index fd224cf254..15752f19b2 100644
--- a/clients/Messages.sh
+++ b/clients/Messages.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 $EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.cpp` -o $podir/kwin_clients.pot
+rm -f rc.cpp
diff --git a/effects/Messages.sh b/effects/Messages.sh
index 761d2aeea6..22814c309b 100644
--- a/effects/Messages.sh
+++ b/effects/Messages.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 $EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.cpp` -o $podir/kwin_effects.pot
+rm -f rc.cpp
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh
index abdc23d599..a96ad378c7 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 $EXTRACTRC *.ui >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwincompositing.pot
+rm -f rc.cpp
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
index 79edd38591..0734343156 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 $EXTRACTRC *.ui >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwinrules.pot
+rm -f rc.cpp