diff --git a/ui/qt/QtShark.pro b/ui/qt/QtShark.pro
index e433cdeaa5..38a23c0c70 100644
--- a/ui/qt/QtShark.pro
+++ b/ui/qt/QtShark.pro
@@ -384,6 +384,28 @@ ICON = ../../packaging/macosx/Resources/Wireshark.icns
 
 RC_FILE = qtshark.rc
 
+# http://lists.trolltech.com/qt-interest/2008-01/thread00516-0.html
+# http://www.freehackers.org/thomas/2009/03/10/fixing-qmake-missing-rule-for-ts-qm/
+!isEmpty(TRANSLATIONS) {
+
+    isEmpty(QMAKE_LRELEASE) {
+        win32:QMAKE_LRELEASE = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]\lrelease.exe
+        else:QMAKE_LRELEASE = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]/lrelease
+    }
+
+    isEmpty(TS_DIR):TS_DIR = Translations
+
+    TSQM.name = lrelease ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}
+    TSQM.input = TRANSLATIONS
+    TSQM.output = $$TS_DIR/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
+    TSQM.commands = $$QMAKE_LRELEASE ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}
+    TSQM.CONFIG = no_link
+    QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += TSQM
+    PRE_TARGETDEPS += compiler_TSQM_make_all
+} else {
+    message(No translation files in project)
+}
+
 win32: QMAKE_CLEAN += *.pdb
 
 HEADERS += \