diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index e3a1c71..4011ac9 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-data/the-board.desktop.in
+# Add files with translateable strings here.
+# Please keep this file sorted alphabetically.
+[encoding: UTF-8]
+data/the-board.desktop.in.in
 src/js/ui/backgrounds/checked.js
 src/js/ui/backgrounds/grass.js
 src/js/ui/backgrounds/paper.js
