diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index d81f0c124..0044ee058 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ doc.h:$(BUILTIN_DOC_SRC) $(CMD_DOC_SRC) doc_src/doc.hdr
 messages.pot: *.c *.h init/*.in init/*.fish init/completions/*.fish init/functions/*.fish seq
 	if test $(HAVE_GETTEXT) = 1;then \
 		xgettext -k_ -kN_ -kcomplete_desc *.c *.h -o messages.pot; \
-		if ! xgettext -j -k_ -LShell init/*.in init/*.fish init/completions/*.fish seq -o messages.pot; then \
+		if ! xgettext -j -k_ -LShell init/*.in init/*.fish init/functions/*.fish init/completions/*.fish seq -o messages.pot; then \
 			echo "Your xgettext version is too old to build the messages.pot file"\
 			rm messages.pot\
 			false;\