diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 706637a40..704cb538d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 project(olive-editor LANGUAGES CXX)
 
+option(UPDATE_TS "Update translations" OFF)
 option(BUILD_DOXYGEN "Build Doxygen documentation" OFF)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index c225427d4..4329f7b8d 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ set(OLIVE_EFFECTS
   effects/shaders/wave.xml
 )
 
-qt5_create_translation(OLIVE_QM_FILES
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+set(OLIVE_TS_FILES
   ts/olive_ar.ts
   ts/olive_bs.ts
   ts/olive_cs.ts
@@ -156,6 +155,12 @@ qt5_create_translation(OLIVE_QM_FILES
   ts/olive_id.ts
 )
 
+if(UPDATE_TS)
+  qt5_create_translation(OLIVE_QM_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${OLIVE_TS_FILES})
+else()
+  qt5_add_translation(OLIVE_QM_FILES ${OLIVE_TS_FILES})
+endif()
+
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
   install(TARGETS ${OLIVE_TARGET} RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
   install(FILES ${OLIVE_EFFECTS} DESTINATION share/olive-editor/effects)