diff --git a/src/plugins/lib/Makefile.am b/src/plugins/lib/Makefile.am
index 002806b35..ba34409ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/plugins/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ xmldir = $(datadir)/xml
 xml_in_files = holidays.xml.in
 xml_DATA = $(xml_in_files:.xml.in=.xml)
 
-@INTLTOOL_XML_RULE@
+@INTLTOOL_XML_NOMERGE_RULE@
 
 EXTRA_DIST=$(xml_in_files) $(xml_DATA)