diff --git a/po/CMakeLists.txt b/po/CMakeLists.txt
index e336cff005..872d388e3e 100644
--- a/po/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/po/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ENDIF ()
 
 IF(BUILDING_FROM_VCS)
 
-  MAKE_GNUCASH_POTFILES()
+#  MAKE_GNUCASH_POTFILES()
 
   find_program(INTLTOOL_EXTRACT NAMES intltool-extract)
   find_program(XGETTEXT xgettext)