diff --git a/src/cbuild/core/template.py b/src/cbuild/core/template.py
index 1f42842608..d0e8623593 100644
--- a/src/cbuild/core/template.py
+++ b/src/cbuild/core/template.py
@@ -2219,8 +2219,8 @@ def _split_fishcomp(pkg):
 
 def _split_locale(pkg):
     pkg.take("usr/share/locale", missing_ok=True)
-    # lxqt uses its own special dir since it uses a .qm format
-    pkg.take("usr/share/lxqt/translations", missing_ok=True)
+    # translations for qt crap (like lxqt and assorted apps)
+    pkg.take("usr/share/*/translations/*.qm", missing_ok=True)
 
 
 autopkgs = [