diff --git a/goldendict.pro b/goldendict.pro
index df472511..b37f4bd7 100644
--- a/goldendict.pro
+++ b/goldendict.pro
@@ -431,6 +431,14 @@ win32 {
 win32:# Windows doesn't seem to have *-qt4 symlinks
 isEmpty(QMAKE_LRELEASE):QMAKE_LRELEASE = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]/lrelease
 isEmpty(QMAKE_LRELEASE):QMAKE_LRELEASE = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]/lrelease-qt4
+
+# The *.qm files might not exist when qmake is run for the first time,
+# causing the standard install rule to be ignored, and no translations
+# will be installed. With this, we create the qm files during qmake run.
+!win32 {
+  system($${QMAKE_LRELEASE} -silent $${_PRO_FILE_} 2> /dev/null)
+}
+
 updateqm.input = TRANSLATIONS
 updateqm.output = locale/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
 updateqm.commands = $$QMAKE_LRELEASE \