diff --git a/assets/languages/CMakeLists.txt b/assets/languages/CMakeLists.txt
index 4cc03146b..d5acb93cb 100644
--- a/assets/languages/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/assets/languages/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,28 +11,37 @@ set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES CLEAN_NO_CUSTOM true)
 
 # Build languages resource file.
 set(TS_FILES)
-set(I18N_CONTENT "<!DOCTYPE RCC>\n<RCC version=\"1.0\">\n  <qresource prefix=\"/\">\n")
-foreach (lang ${LANGUAGES})
-  list(APPEND TS_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${lang}.ts")
+set(QM_FILES)
+set(QM_FILES_OUTPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
 
+set(I18N_CONTENT "<!DOCTYPE RCC>\n<RCC version=\"1.0\">\n  <qresource>\n")
+foreach (lang ${LANGUAGES})
   # Note: the below `languages/` path is not the same as the `${LANGUAGES_DIRECTORY}` value.
   # It's the symbolic path used by the linphone binary in the qrc model.
   # This path is used in `app.cpp`.
   set(I18N_CONTENT "${I18N_CONTENT}    <file alias=\"languages/${lang}\">${lang}.qm</file>\n")
-endforeach ()
+
+  #Clean existing generated file
+  file(REMOVE "${QM_FILES_OUTPUT_DIR}/${lang}.qm")
+  #Force re-interpretation of ts files
+  file(TOUCH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${lang}.ts")
+
+  list(APPEND TS_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${lang}.ts")
+endforeach()
 set(I18N_CONTENT "${I18N_CONTENT}  </qresource>\n</RCC>\n")
 
 file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${I18N_FILENAME}" "${I18N_CONTENT}")
 
-# Create `qm` files from `ts` files.
-qt5_create_translation(QM_FILES ${TS_FILES} ${SOURCES} ${HEADERS} ${QML_SOURCES} OPTIONS -no-obsolete)
-
 # Workaround: Create empty files for some cmake versions. Otherwise, the qm rules can't be used.
 foreach (qm ${QM_FILES})
   if (NOT EXISTS "${qm}")
     file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${qm}" CONTENT "")
-  endif ()
-endforeach ()
+  endif()
+endforeach()
+
+#qt5 macro: creates or updates ts files from translation routines from all sources files (h,cpp,qml)
+#Then creates `qm` files from `ts` files which are referenced by the i18n qrc files
+qt5_create_translation(QM_FILES ${TS_FILES} ${SOURCES} ${HEADERS} ${QML_SOURCES} OPTIONS -no-obsolete)
 
 # Update translations.
 add_custom_target(update_translations
@@ -43,8 +52,3 @@ add_custom_target(update_translations
 
 # Remove `*.qm` when `clean` is called.
 set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "${QM_FILES}")
-
-# Command to just remove `.qm` files.
-add_custom_target(remove_qm_files
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${QM_FILES}
-)