diff --git a/clients/plastik/Makefile.am b/clients/plastik/Makefile.am
index a18fcd0705..14066ec3ad 100644
--- a/clients/plastik/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/plastik/Makefile.am
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ kwin3_plastik_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KDEUI) $(kde_libraries)/libkdecorations.la
 kwin3_plastik_la_METASOURCES = AUTO
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = $(kwin3_plastik_la_METASOURCES)
+
+messages:
+	$(XGETTEXT) *.cpp -o $(podir)/kwin_plastik.pot