diff --git a/utils/translations/build-translations.sh b/utils/translations/build-translations.sh
index 1217dca0a..1a2aa4492 100755
--- a/utils/translations/build-translations.sh
+++ b/utils/translations/build-translations.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ then
   lrelease=`which lrelease-qt4 2> /dev/null`
 fi
 if test -z "$lrelease"
+then
+  lrelease=`which lrelease-qt5 2> /dev/null`
+fi
+if test -z "$lrelease"
 then
   echo "lrelease not found"
   exit 1