diff --git a/clients/default/config/Makefile.am b/clients/default/config/Makefile.am
index 7cc5d70c3..7e5d2f2b7 100644
--- a/clients/default/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/default/config/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes)
 
 kde_module_LTLIBRARIES = libkwindefault_config.la
 
 libkwindefault_config_la_SOURCES = config.cpp
 libkwindefault_config_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_PLUGIN)
 libkwindefault_config_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KDEUI)
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
 noinst_HEADERS = config.h
 
 lnkdir = $(kde_datadir)/kwin/
 
+messages:
+	$(XGETTEXT) *.cpp -o $(podir)/kwin_default_config.pot
+
 ###KMAKE-start (don't edit or delete this block)
 
 ###KMAKE-end