diff --git a/gramps2/src/po/Makefile.in b/gramps2/src/po/Makefile.in
index c6acbe708..26f53b6d9 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/po/Makefile.in
+++ b/gramps2/src/po/Makefile.in
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ uninstall-local:
 	done
 
 .po.mo:
-	${MSGFMT} -v -c $< -o $@
+	${MSGFMT} -v $< -o $@
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
 .NOEXPORT:
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