diff --git a/effects/Messages.sh b/effects/Messages.sh
index 22814c309b..70d65f73e3 100644
--- a/effects/Messages.sh
+++ b/effects/Messages.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 $EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp || exit 11
-$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.cpp` -o $podir/kwin_effects.pot
+$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.h` -o $podir/kwin_effects.pot
 rm -f rc.cpp
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 6271947c32..97ccd22454
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/Messages.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
-$EXTRACTRC `find . -name "*.ui"` >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT `find . -name "*.cpp" -o -name "*.qml"` -o $podir/kcm_kwindecoration.pot
-rm -f rc.cpp