diff --git a/share/mk/doc.subdir.mk b/share/mk/doc.subdir.mk
index a608c7af33..5496711498 100644
--- a/share/mk/doc.subdir.mk
+++ b/share/mk/doc.subdir.mk
@@ -215,3 +215,7 @@ obj: _IMAGESUBDIR
 
 cleanall:
 	${MAKE} FORMATS="${ALL_FORMATS}" clean
+
+# translations
+po:	_SUBDIRUSE
+