diff --git a/po/lyx_pot.py b/po/lyx_pot.py
index b45f34f346..d16a139382 100755
--- a/po/lyx_pot.py
+++ b/po/lyx_pot.py
@@ -601,14 +601,16 @@ def encodings_l10n(input_files, output, base):
     output = io.open(output, 'w', encoding='utf_8', newline='\n')
     # assuming only one encodings file
     #                 Encoding utf8      utf8    "Unicode (utf8)" UTF-8    variable inputenc
-    reg = re.compile('Encoding [\w-]+\s+[\w-]+\s+"([\w \-\(\)]+)"\s+[\w-]+\s+(fixed|variable|variableunsafe)\s+\w+.*')
+    reg = re.compile('Encoding [\w-]+\s+[\w-]+\s+"([\w \-\(\)^"]*)"\s+["\w-]+\s+(fixed|variable|variableunsafe)\s+\w+.*')
     input = io.open(input_files[0], encoding='utf_8')
     for lineno, line in enumerate(input.readlines()):
         if not line.startswith('Encoding'):
             continue
         if reg.match(line):
-            print(u'#: %s:%d\nmsgid "%s"\nmsgstr ""\n' % \
-                (relativePath(input_files[0], base), lineno+1, reg.match(line).groups()[0]), file=output)
+            guiname = reg.match(line).groups()[0]
+            if guiname != "":
+                print(u'#: %s:%d\nmsgid "%s"\nmsgstr ""\n' % \
+                    (relativePath(input_files[0], base), lineno+1, guiname), file=output)
         else:
             print("Error: Unable to handle line:")
             print(line)