diff --git a/nymea-app.pro b/nymea-app.pro
index e1e53824..f133be61 100644
--- a/nymea-app.pro
+++ b/nymea-app.pro
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ TRANSLATIONS += $$files($$absolute_path(nymea-app)/translations/*.ts, true)
     include($${OVERLAY_PATH}/translations.pri)
 }
 
-system("lrelease $$TRANSLATIONS")
-lrelease.commands = lrelease $$TRANSLATIONS
+message("Translation files: $$TRANSLATIONS")
+
+qtPrepareTool(LRELEASE, lrelease)
+
+system("$$LRELEASE $$TRANSLATIONS")
+lrelease.commands = $$LRELEASE $$TRANSLATIONS
 QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += lrelease