diff --git a/kooka/Messages.sh b/kooka/Messages.sh
index 9531d01..3d57455 100755
--- a/kooka/Messages.sh
+++ b/kooka/Messages.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 $EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.rc -o -name \*.kcfg` >> rc.cpp
-$XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kooka.pot
+$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.cpp` -o $podir/kooka.pot
 rm -f rc.cpp