diff --git a/win_installer/config.wxi b/win_installer/config.wxi
index 23a3a3014..47c568ef5 100644
--- a/win_installer/config.wxi
+++ b/win_installer/config.wxi
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
   <?define CliBuildDir = "..\Build\release" ?>
   <?define GuiBuildDir = "..\Build\gui" ?>
+  <?define TranslationsDir = "..\gui" ?>
   <?define HelpDir = "..\gui\help" ?>
   <?define QtDllDir = "..\..\runtimes" ?>
   <?define CrtMergeModule = "$(env.CommonProgramFiles)\Merge Modules\Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86.msm" ?>
diff --git a/win_installer/cppcheck.wxs b/win_installer/cppcheck.wxs
index 45fd6074e..ec20c84ed 100755
--- a/win_installer/cppcheck.wxs
+++ b/win_installer/cppcheck.wxs
@@ -34,14 +34,13 @@
             <File Id='qtxml4dll' Name='qtxml4.dll' Source='$(var.QtDllDir)\qtxml4.dll' />
           </Component>
           <Component Id='GuiTranslations' Guid='$(var.guiTranslationsGUID)'>
-            <File Id='cppcheck_de.qm' Name='cppcheck_de.qm' Source='$(var.GuiBuildDir)\cppcheck_de.qm' />
-            <File Id='cppcheck_en.qm' Name='cppcheck_en.qm' Source='$(var.GuiBuildDir)\cppcheck_en.qm' />
-            <File Id='cppcheck_fi.qm' Name='cppcheck_fi.qm' Source='$(var.GuiBuildDir)\cppcheck_fi.qm' />
-            <File Id='cppcheck_fr.qm' Name='cppcheck_fr.qm' Source='$(var.GuiBuildDir)\cppcheck_fr.qm' />
-            <File Id='cppcheck_nl.qm' Name='cppcheck_nl.qm' Source='$(var.GuiBuildDir)\cppcheck_nl.qm' />
-            <File Id='cppcheck_pl.qm' Name='cppcheck_pl.qm' Source='$(var.GuiBuildDir)\cppcheck_pl.qm' />
-            <File Id='cppcheck_ru.qm' Name='cppcheck_ru.qm' Source='$(var.GuiBuildDir)\cppcheck_ru.qm' />
-            <File Id='cppcheck_se.qm' Name='cppcheck_se.qm' Source='$(var.GuiBuildDir)\cppcheck_se.qm' />
+            <File Id='cppcheck_de.qm' Name='cppcheck_de.qm' Source='$(var.TranslationsDir)\cppcheck_de.qm' />
+            <File Id='cppcheck_en.qm' Name='cppcheck_en.qm' Source='$(var.TranslationsDir)\cppcheck_en.qm' />
+            <File Id='cppcheck_fi.qm' Name='cppcheck_fi.qm' Source='$(var.TranslationsDir)\cppcheck_fi.qm' />
+            <File Id='cppcheck_nl.qm' Name='cppcheck_nl.qm' Source='$(var.TranslationsDir)\cppcheck_nl.qm' />
+            <File Id='cppcheck_pl.qm' Name='cppcheck_pl.qm' Source='$(var.TranslationsDir)\cppcheck_pl.qm' />
+            <File Id='cppcheck_ru.qm' Name='cppcheck_ru.qm' Source='$(var.TranslationsDir)\cppcheck_ru.qm' />
+            <File Id='cppcheck_se.qm' Name='cppcheck_se.qm' Source='$(var.TranslationsDir)\cppcheck_se.qm' />
           </Component>
           <Component Id='BaseDocs' Guid='$(var.basedocsGUID)'>
             <File Id='authors.txt' Name='authors.txt' DiskId='1' Source='..\authors' />