diff --git a/po-windows-installer/meson.build b/po-windows-installer/meson.build
index d12e1626c7..bc2909ceb1 100644
--- a/po-windows-installer/meson.build
+++ b/po-windows-installer/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 po_windows_installer_dir = meson.current_source_dir()
 i18n.gettext(gettext_package + '-windows-installer', preset: 'glib', install: false,
-             data_dirs: meson.project_source_root() / 'build' / 'windows' / 'installer' / 'lang')
+             data_dirs: [
+                          meson.project_source_root() / 'build' / 'windows' / 'installer' / 'lang',
+                          meson.project_build_root() / 'build' / 'windows' / 'installer' / 'lang',
+                        ])