diff --git a/fileplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/fileplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 1bf79a9..bd9debe 100644
--- a/fileplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fileplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,5 +31,4 @@ tde_add_kpart( tdefile_kbarcode AUTOMOC
 tde_create_translated_desktop(
     SOURCE tdefile_kbarcode.desktop
     DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR}
-    PO_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/translations/desktop_files
 )
diff --git a/kbarcode/CMakeLists.txt b/kbarcode/CMakeLists.txt
index dbfaab2..08984ee 100644
--- a/kbarcode/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kbarcode/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,23 +70,18 @@ tde_install_icons( )
 
 ##### other data
 
-foreach( _desktop
+tde_create_translated_desktop(
+    SOURCE
         ${PROJECT_NAME}.desktop
         ${PROJECT_NAME}-batch.desktop
         ${PROJECT_NAME}-editor.desktop
         ${PROJECT_NAME}-single.desktop
-  )
-  tde_create_translated_desktop(
-    SOURCE ${_desktop}
-    PO_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/translations/desktop_files
-  )
-endforeach( )
+)
 
 
 tde_create_translated_desktop(
     SOURCE ${PROJECT_NAME}-label.desktop
     DESTINATION ${MIME_INSTALL_DIR}/application
-    PO_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/translations/desktop_files
 )
 
 install(