diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 08e3994..ff61ac7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ install-locales: locales
 	   echo "installing i18n file for language \`$$lang'...";\
 	   dir="$(DESTDIR)$(localesdir)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES";\
 	   $(INSTALL_DIR) $$dir;\
-	   $(INSTALL_DATA) $${f/.po/.mo} $$dir/$(PACKAGE).mo;\
+	   $(INSTALL_DATA) po/$$lang.mo $$dir/$(PACKAGE).mo;\
 	done
 
 install-defs: $(pck_defs)