diff --git a/Messages.sh b/Messages.sh
index 8b1953b9d8..4893c53522 100644
--- a/Messages.sh
+++ b/Messages.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC *.rc *.ui *.kcfg > rc.cpp
 $XGETTEXT *.h *.cpp killer/*.cpp lib/*.cpp -o $podir/kwin.pot
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
index 9f61cf879b..fcd3ed9928 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC *.rc *.ui *.kcfg > rc.cpp
 $XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwinrules.pot