diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b268fed0e..43c14a952 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -164,11 +164,9 @@ if (KF5DocTools_FOUND)
     add_subdirectory(docs)
 endif()
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"libplasma5\")
-if (IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/po")
-    ki18n_install(po)
-    if (KF5DocTools_FOUND)
-        kdoctools_install(po)
-    endif()
+ki18n_install(po)
+if (KF5DocTools_FOUND)
+    kdoctools_install(po)
 endif()
 add_subdirectory(src)