diff --git a/scripts/lupdate.sh b/scripts/lupdate.sh
index d2b0c28db..f346e5969 100755
--- a/scripts/lupdate.sh
+++ b/scripts/lupdate.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ tx pull --mode=developer
 # Update local strings
 lupdate -recursive ../share/translations/translations.pro
 lupdate -recursive ../share/translations/measurements.pro
-
+#clean stale QM files
 rm -f -v ../share/translations/*.qm
+# force to run qmake
+touch -am ../Valentina.pro