diff --git a/Messages.sh b/Messages.sh
index 0b4e5b78e0..edb9874577 100644
--- a/Messages.sh
+++ b/Messages.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 subdirs="debugger interfaces language outputview project shell sublime util vcs"
 rcfiles="`find $subdirs -name \*.rc`"
 uifiles="`find $subdirs -name \*.ui`"
 kcfgfiles="`find $subdirs -name \*.kcfg`"
 if [[ "$rcfiles" != "" ]] ; then
     $EXTRACTRC $rcfiles >> rc.cpp || exit 11
 fi
 if [[ "$uifiles" != "" ]] ; then
     $EXTRACTRC $uifiles >> rc.cpp || exit 12
 fi
 if [[ "$kcfgfiles" != "" ]] ; then
     $EXTRACTRC $kcfgfiles >> rc.cpp || exit 13
 fi
-$XGETTEXT -kaliasLocal `find $subdirs -name \*.cc -o -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.h` rc.cpp -o $podir/kdevplatform.pot
+$XGETTEXT -kaliasLocal `find $subdirs -name \*.cc -o -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.h | grep -v '/tests/'` rc.cpp -o $podir/kdevplatform.pot
 rm -f rc.cpp