diff --git a/config.cc b/config.cc
index 1139a2c3..113a3304 100644
--- a/config.cc
+++ b/config.cc
@@ -2285,13 +2285,17 @@ QString getProgramDataDir() throw()
   #endif
 }
 
-QString getLocDir() throw()
+QString getEmbedLocDir() throw()
 {
   return ":/locale";
-//  if ( QDir( getProgramDataDir() ).cd( "locale" ) )
-//    return getProgramDataDir() + "/locale";
-//  else
-//    return QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/locale";
+}
+
+QString getLocDir() throw()
+{
+    if ( QDir( getProgramDataDir() ).cd( "locale" ) )
+      return getProgramDataDir() + "/locale";
+    else
+      return QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/locale";
 }
 
 QString getHelpDir() throw()
diff --git a/config.hh b/config.hh
index 87e718b0..117478f9 100644
--- a/config.hh
+++ b/config.hh
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ QString getUserQtCssFileName() ;
 QString getProgramDataDir() throw();
 
 /// Returns the directory storing program localizized files (.qm).
+QString getEmbedLocDir() throw();
 QString getLocDir() throw();
 
 /// Returns the directory storing program help files (.qch).
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 731e8864..1adf5097 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
     app.installTranslator( &qtTranslator );
   }
 
-  translator.load( Config::getLocDir() + "/" + localeName );
+  translator.load( Config::getEmbedLocDir() + "/" + localeName );
   app.installTranslator( &translator );
 
   QTranslator webengineTs;
diff --git a/preferences.cc b/preferences.cc
index f2bb9bb3..8ec85622 100644
--- a/preferences.cc
+++ b/preferences.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Preferences::Preferences( QWidget * parent, Config::Class & cfg_ ):
 
   // See which other translations do we have
 
-  QStringList availLocs = QDir( Config::getLocDir() ).entryList( QStringList( "*.qm" ),
+  QStringList availLocs = QDir( Config::getEmbedLocDir() ).entryList( QStringList( "*.qm" ),
                                                                  QDir::Files );
 
   // We need to sort by language name -- otherwise list looks really weird