diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b0143e671..198b52a1e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ if (NOT ANDROID OR TERMUX)
     install(DIRECTORY papers DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}/other)
     install(FILES LICENSE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/licenses/furnace)
     list(APPEND DEPENDENCIES_DEFINES LOCALE_DIR="${CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALEDIR}")
-    install(DIRECTORY po/locale DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALEDIR})
+    install(DIRECTORY po/locale/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALEDIR})
     if (WITH_DEMOS OR WITH_INSTRUMENTS OR WITH_WAVETABLES)
       set(FURNACE_DATADIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/furnace)
       if (WITH_DEMOS)