diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a93964ff939ba44a2ee86a4ead813d3e4993cee..f119039750a1c8015ff066abe5e9dc94ec834019 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ ecm_optional_add_subdirectory(liblearnerprofile)
 ecm_optional_add_subdirectory(autotests)
 
 # files to install in the artikulate project root directory
+k18n_install(po)
 install(PROGRAMS org.kde.artikulate.desktop  DESTINATION ${XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR})
 install(FILES org.kde.artikulate.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR})