diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 951d7581fb..63a22a2cc1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ OSX_APP_BUILT=$(OSX_APP)/Contents/PkgInfo $(OSX_APP)/Contents/Resources/empty.lp
 
 if BUILD_DARWIN
 $(OSX_DMG): $(OSX_APP_BUILT) $(OSX_PACKAGING)
-	$(OSX_DEPLOY_SCRIPT) $(OSX_APP) -add-qt-tr $(OSX_QT_TRANSLATIONS) -dmg -fancy $(OSX_FANCY_PLIST) -verbose 2
+	$(OSX_DEPLOY_SCRIPT) $(OSX_APP) -add-qt-tr $(OSX_QT_TRANSLATIONS) -translations-dir=$(QT_TRANSLATION_DIR) -dmg -fancy $(OSX_FANCY_PLIST) -verbose 2
 
 else
 $(OSX_DMG): $(OSX_APP_BUILT) $(OSX_PACKAGING)
-	INSTALLNAMETOOL=$(INSTALLNAMETOOL)  OTOOL=$(OTOOL) STRIP=$(STRIP) $(OSX_DEPLOY_SCRIPT) $(OSX_APP) -add-qt-tr $(OSX_QT_TRANSLATIONS) -verbose 2
+	INSTALLNAMETOOL=$(INSTALLNAMETOOL)  OTOOL=$(OTOOL) STRIP=$(STRIP) $(OSX_DEPLOY_SCRIPT) $(OSX_APP) -add-qt-tr $(OSX_QT_TRANSLATIONS) -translations-dir=$(QT_TRANSLATION_DIR) -verbose 2
 	$(MKDIR_P) dist/.background
 	$(INSTALL) contrib/macdeploy/background.png dist/.background
 	$(INSTALL) contrib/macdeploy/DS_Store dist/.DS_Store