diff --git a/scripts/updatetranslationsource.sh b/scripts/updatetranslationsource.sh
index 1cf6f4620..4dddd609c 100755
--- a/scripts/updatetranslationsource.sh
+++ b/scripts/updatetranslationsource.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ chmod 000 mobile-widgets/3rdparty
 rm translations/subsurface_source.ts
 
 # enable creating the translation strings
-sed -i.bak 's/# qt5_create_translation/ qt5_create_translation/ ; s/# add_custom_target(translations_update/ add_custom_target(translations_update/' translations/CMakeLists.txt
+sed -i.bak 's/#!#//' translations/CMakeLists.txt
 
 popd
 
diff --git a/translations/CMakeLists.txt b/translations/CMakeLists.txt
index 01b3d6c8a..5dd8249ca 100644
--- a/translations/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/translations/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ add_custom_target (translations ALL DEPENDS ${TRANSLATIONS})
 #
 #  DO NOT DO THIS MANUALLY -- USE THE SCRIPT IN ORDER TO FIX NUMERUSFORM
 #  =====================================================================
-# qt5_create_translation(TRANSLATION_MESSAGES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${TRANSLATION_FILES})
-# qt5_create_translation(TRANSLATION_MESSAGES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${US_EN_PLURALS} OPTIONS -pluralonly)
-# add_custom_target(translations_update DEPENDS ${TRANSLATION_MESSAGES})
+#!# if(NOT USINGQT6)
+#!#     qt5_create_translation(TRANSLATION_MESSAGES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${TRANSLATION_FILES})
+#!#     qt5_create_translation(TRANSLATION_MESSAGES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${US_EN_PLURALS} OPTIONS -pluralonly)
+#!# else()
+#!#     qt6_add_translation(TRANSLATION_MESSAGES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${TRANSLATION_FILES})
+#!#     qt6_add_translation(TRANSLATION_MESSAGES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${US_EN_PLURALS} OPTIONS -pluralonly)
+#!# endif()
+#!# add_custom_target(translations_update DEPENDS ${TRANSLATION_MESSAGES})