diff --git a/translations.pri b/translations.pri
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+++ b/translations.pri
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+!isEmpty(TRANSLATIONS) {
+    isEmpty(QMAKE_LRELEASE) {
+        win32:QMAKE_LRELEASE = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]\lrelease.exe
+        else:QMAKE_LRELEASE = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]/lrelease
+    }
+    isEmpty(TS_DIR):TS_DIR = translations
+    genqm.name = $$QMAKE_LRELEASE ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} -qm $${OUT_PWD}/$$TS_DIR/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
+    genqm.input = TRANSLATIONS
+    genqm.output = $${OUT_PWD}/$$TS_DIR/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
+    genqm.commands = $$QMAKE_LRELEASE ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} -qm $${OUT_PWD}/$$TS_DIR/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
+    genqm.CONFIG = no_link
+    QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += genqm
+    PRE_TARGETDEPS += compiler_genqm_make_all
+    message("Project contains translations. Use updateqm to compile translations.")
+}