diff --git a/umbrello/umbrello/Makefile.am b/umbrello/umbrello/Makefile.am
index bccd738e..2c625a1e 100644
--- a/umbrello/umbrello/Makefile.am
+++ b/umbrello/umbrello/Makefile.am
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ METASOURCES = AUTO
 umbrello_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) -export-dynamic
 
 messages: rc.cpp
-	$(PREPARETIPS) > tips.cpp
+	$(PREPARETIPS) > tips.txt
 	$(EXTRACTRC) *.rc codegenerators/*.ui dialogs/*.ui > ./rc.cpp
-	LIST=`find . -name \*.h -o -name \*.hh -o -name \*.H -o -name \*.hxx -o -name \*.hpp -o -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.cc -o -name \*.cxx -o -name \*.ecpp -o -name \*.C`; \
+	LIST=`find . -name \*.h -o -name \*.hh -o -name \*.txt -o -name \*.H -o -name \*.hxx -o -name \*.hpp -o -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.cc -o -name \*.cxx -o -name \*.ecpp -o -name \*.C`; \
 	if test -n "$$LIST"; then \
 	 $(XGETTEXT) $$LIST -o $(podir)/umbrello.pot; \
 	fi
-	rm -f tips.cpp
+	rm -f tips.txt
 
 version.h: $(top_srcdir)/umbrello/VERSION
 	printf "#undef UMBRELLO_VERSION\n#define UMBRELLO_VERSION \"`cat $(top_srcdir)/umbrello/VERSION`\"\n" > version.h