diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh
index 1ddeb3c5a0..e896f737c6 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwindecoration.pot
+rm -f rc.cpp
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/Messages.sh
index 782cec8596..83e1bb1b4b 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/Messages.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcm_kwindesktop.pot
+rm -f rc.cpp