diff --git a/src/support/Messages.cpp b/src/support/Messages.cpp
index e3f5495d3e..7c57b92cd2 100644
--- a/src/support/Messages.cpp
+++ b/src/support/Messages.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void cleanTranslation(docstring & trans)
 #  if HAVE_GETTEXT
 #    include <libintl.h>      // use the header already in the system *EK*
 #  else
-#    include "../../intl/libintl.h"
+#    include "../intl/libintl.h"
 #  endif
 
 namespace lyx {