diff --git a/flameshot.pro b/flameshot.pro
index 65d7ea88..299aa1b9 100644
--- a/flameshot.pro
+++ b/flameshot.pro
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ unix:!macx {
       }
     }
 
+    DEFINES += APP_PREFIX=\\\"$$PREFIX\\\"
+
     target.path = $${BASEDIR}$${PREFIX}/bin/
 
     qmfile.path = $${BASEDIR}$${PREFIX}/share/flameshot/translations/
diff --git a/src/utils/pathinfo.cpp b/src/utils/pathinfo.cpp
index a7d48f01..7a7719db 100644
--- a/src/utils/pathinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/pathinfo.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ QStringList PathInfo::translations() {
     QString trPath = QDir::toNativeSeparators(binaryPath) + "translations";
 #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
     return QStringList()
+            << QString(APP_PREFIX) + "/share/flameshot/translations"
             << trPath
             << "/usr/share/flameshot/translations"
             << "/usr/local/share/flameshot/translations";