diff --git a/Messages.sh b/Messages.sh
index 38f48cb32..06e3e5a3c 100644
--- a/Messages.sh
+++ b/Messages.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 $EXTRACTRC *.ui >> rc.cpp
 $XGETTEXT -ktranslate:1,1t -ktranslate:1c,2,2t *.cpp -o $podir/kcmtranslations.pot
+rm -f rc.cpp