diff --git a/src/lib3270++/Makefile.in b/src/lib3270++/Makefile.in
index 1237cf1..0c37637 100644
--- a/src/lib3270++/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/lib3270++/Makefile.in
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ $(POTDIR)/$(LIBNAME).pot: \
 	@$(MSGCAT) --sort-output $^ > $@
 
 locale: \
-	lib$(LIBNAME).pot
+	$(POTDIR)/$(LIBNAME).pot
 
 
 #---[ Debug Targets ]--------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/lib3270/Makefile.in b/src/lib3270/Makefile.in
index 8fd5997..4ea6aae 100644
--- a/src/lib3270/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/lib3270/Makefile.in
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ $(POTDIR)/$(LIBNAME).pot: \
 	@$(MSGCAT) --sort-output $^ > $@
 
 locale: \
-	lib$(LIBNAME).pot
+	$(POTDIR)/$(LIBNAME).pot
 
 
 #---[ Debug Targets ]--------------------------------------------------------------------
--
libgit2 0.21.2