diff --git a/po/meson.build b/po/meson.build
index 88e02af..c239705 100644
--- a/po/meson.build
+++ b/po/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 i18n = import('i18n')
 # define GETTEXT_PACKAGE
-add_project_arguments('-DGETTEXT_PACKAGE="caja-admin"', language:'python')
+add_project_arguments('-DGETTEXT_PACKAGE="caja-admin"', language:'c')
 i18n.gettext(meson.project_name(),
     args: '--directory=' + meson.source_root()
 )