diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
index 470c73de6..41fcfca93 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/Messages.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
-$EXTRACTRC *.ui >> rc.cpp || exit 11
-$XGETTEXT *.cpp *.h -o $podir/kcmkwinrules.pot
-rm -f rc.cpp
+$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.h -o -name \*.qml` -o $podir/kcmkwinrules.pot