diff --git a/README.localization b/README.localization
index 081fff7a8c..fba590ca50 100644
--- a/README.localization
+++ b/README.localization
@@ -108,8 +108,12 @@ The most comfortable way to see your updated translation while
 editing, is running (in linux) "make xx.gmo" in the po directory to
 compile updated xx.po translation and then run LyX.
 
-For advanced users - if you want to remerge your files against current source
-files run make update-po. 
+For advanced users - if you want to remerge your files against current source:
+
+- on Linux: execute the command: make update-po
+- on Windows: either build the update-po target in MSVC
+              or run the command: msbuild po\update-po.vcxproj
+              (depending on the directory you are in) 
 
 
 7) HOW TO CONTRIBUTE MY WORK?