diff --git a/TranslationManager.cpp b/TranslationManager.cpp
index e7fc52a..83534cc 100644
--- a/TranslationManager.cpp
+++ b/TranslationManager.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ bool TranslationManager::setLanguage(const QString &language)
         return true;
     }
 
-    QString dir = qApp->applicationDirPath() + "/translations";
+    QString dir = qApp->applicationDirPath() + "/../share/translations";
     QString filename = "monero-core_" + language;
 
     qDebug("%s: loading translation file '%s' from '%s'",