diff --git i/src/Gui/main.cpp w/src/Gui/main.cpp
index 851db4f1..e997f46e 100644
--- i/src/Gui/main.cpp
+++ w/src/Gui/main.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     QTranslator qtTranslator;
     qtTranslator.load(QLatin1String("qt_") + QLocale::system().name(),
-                      QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath));
+                      QLatin1String("@qttranslations@/translations"));
     app.installTranslator(&qtTranslator);
 
     QLatin1String localeSuffix("/locale");