diff --git a/clients/default/config/Makefile.am b/clients/default/config/Makefile.am
index 7e5d2f2b7e..c0de6771fe 100644
--- a/clients/default/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/default/config/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = config.h
 lnkdir = $(kde_datadir)/kwin/
 
 messages:
-	$(XGETTEXT) *.cpp -o $(podir)/kwin_default_config.pot
+	$(XGETTEXT) *.cpp -o $(podir)/libkwindefault_config.pot
 
 ###KMAKE-start (don't edit or delete this block)
 
diff --git a/clients/icewm/config/Makefile.am b/clients/icewm/config/Makefile.am
index 287bf02459..51a844e0af 100644
--- a/clients/icewm/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/icewm/config/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ noinst_HEADERS = config.h
 
 lnkdir = $(kde_datadir)/kwin/
 
+messages:
+	$(XGETTEXT) *.cpp -o $(podir)/libkwinicewm_config.pot
+
 ###KMAKE-start (don't edit or delete this block)
 
 ###KMAKE-end
diff --git a/clients/modernsystem/config/Makefile.am b/clients/modernsystem/config/Makefile.am
index a4c8a609ec..274abcb7de 100644
--- a/clients/modernsystem/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/modernsystem/config/Makefile.am
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ noinst_HEADERS = config.h
 
 lnkdir = $(kde_datadir)/kwin/
 
+messages:
+	$(XGETTEXT) *.cpp -o $(podir)/libkwinmodernsys_config.pot
diff --git a/clients/quartz/config/Makefile.am b/clients/quartz/config/Makefile.am
index ccaa282f01..f0a2c673de 100644
--- a/clients/quartz/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/quartz/config/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ noinst_HEADERS = config.h
 
 lnkdir = $(kde_datadir)/kwin/
 
+messages:
+	$(XGETTEXT) *.cpp -o $(podir)/libkwinquartz_config.pot
+
 ###KMAKE-start (don't edit or delete this block)
 
 ###KMAKE-end