diff --git a/generators/poppler/Messages.sh b/generators/poppler/Messages.sh
index 8771151cb..5957be72f 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/Messages.sh
+++ b/generators/poppler/Messages.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+$EXTRACTRC $(find conf/ -name "*.ui" -o -name "*.kcfg") >> rc_okular_poppler.cpp || exit 11
 $XGETTEXT $(find . -name "*.cpp" -o -name "*.h") -o $podir/okular_poppler.pot
+rm -f rc_okular_poppler.cpp