diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a671c94..342e707 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Changes in version 1.16.1
+--- --- -- 2012 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan(a)gmail.com>
+
++ improvement
+  * Makefile - Davide Madrisan:
+    Target 'locales': check 'autospec.po' for untranslated strings.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Changes in version 1.16.0
 Mon Nov 26 2012 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan(a)gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/po/it/Makefile b/po/it/Makefile
index 246f207..d8bc9af 100644
--- a/po/it/Makefile
+++ b/po/it/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ locales: merge-pot-files
 	   $(pck_catalog) \
 	   $(srcdir)/po/$(pck_catalog_tmpl) && \
 	   echo "... $(pck_catalog) [DONE]" || \
-	   { echo ".. $(pck_catalog) [FAILED]"; exit 1; }
+	   { echo "... $(pck_catalog) [FAILED]"; exit 1; }
+	@echo -n "Checking $(pck_catalog) for untranslated strings... ";\
+	/bin/grep -q 'msgstr[ \t]*\"\"' $(pck_catalog) && \
+	   { echo "[UNTRASLATED STRING]"; exit 1; } || \
+           echo "[NONE]"
 
 install: $(pck_catalog:.po=.mo)
 	@destdir="$(DESTDIR)$(localedir)/$(LANG)/LC_MESSAGES";\