diff --git a/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh b/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh
index 0a059a5fe..19a42f413 100755
--- a/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh
+++ b/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if ! which msgfmt > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     exit 1
 fi
 for i in ./locale/*; do
-    dir=$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/electrum/electrum/locale/$i/LC_MESSAGES
+    dir=$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/electrum/electrum/$i/LC_MESSAGES
     mkdir -p $dir
     msgfmt --output-file=$dir/electrum.mo $i/electrum.po || true
 done