diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3eb39f17f..5819f3be5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes)
 LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = kwin
 
 kwin_SOURCES = atoms.cpp beclient.cpp client.cpp main.cpp stdclient.cpp workspace.cpp tabbox.cpp options.cpp systemclient.cpp
 
 kwin_LDADD = $(LIB_KDECORE) $(LIB_KDEUI)
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
 
 messages:
-	$(XGETTEXT) -C -ktranslate -kaliasLocal -ki18n -x $(includedir)/kde.pot *.h *.cpp && mv messages.po ../po/kwin.pot
+	$(XGETTEXT) -C -ktranslate -kaliasLocal -ki18n -x $(includedir)/kde.pot *.h *.cpp && mv messages.po $(podir)/kwin.pot