diff --git a/po/make_pot.sh b/po/make_pot.sh
index 57d4c78e0..d13409431 100755
--- a/po/make_pot.sh
+++ b/po/make_pot.sh
@@ -39,12 +39,7 @@ find ../automation -name '*.lua' \
   | sed 's/\\/\\\\\\\\/g' \
   | maybe_append
 
-for i in 'Name' 'GenericName' 'Comment'
-do
-  grep ^_$i -n ../packages/desktop/aegisub.desktop.template.in \
-    | sed 's/\([0-9]\+\):[^=]\+=\(.*\)$/aegisub.desktop|\1|"\2"/' \
-    | maybe_append
-done
+xgettext ../packages/desktop/aegisub.desktop.template --language=Desktop --join-existing -o aegisub.pot
 
 if which xmlstarlet >/dev/null 2>&1 && which jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   for i in 'name' 'summary' 'p' 'li' 'caption'; do