diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ca95cdb82..f2f9c9bc81 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2713,7 +2713,8 @@ XGETTEXT_FLAGS_SH = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --language=Shell \
 	--keyword=gettextln --keyword=eval_gettextln
 XGETTEXT_FLAGS_PERL = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --language=Perl \
 	--keyword=__ --keyword=N__ --keyword="__n:1,2"
-LOCALIZED_C = $(sort $(C_OBJ:o=c) $(LIB_H) $(GENERATED_H))
+LOCALIZED_C = $(sort $(FOUND_C_SOURCES) $(FOUND_H_SOURCES) $(SCALAR_SOURCES) \
+	        $(GENERATED_H))
 LOCALIZED_SH = $(sort $(SCRIPT_SH) git-sh-setup.sh)
 LOCALIZED_PERL = $(sort $(SCRIPT_PERL))