diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh
index f8ca2ecbcf..1ca77f82dd 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/Messages.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 $EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.ui` >> rc.cpp || exit 11
-$XGETTEXT *.h *.cpp qml/*.qml -o $podir/kcmkwincompositing.pot
+$XGETTEXT *.h *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwincompositing.pot