diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 506e5aa0..0ea58970 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1272,7 +1272,9 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
 elif host_machine.system() == 'linux'
    lupdate_name = 'lupdate'
 endif
-lupdate_executable = find_program(lupdate_name, required : true)
+lupdate_executable = find_program(lupdate_name,
+                                  dirs: qtCommonDependencies.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'bindir'),
+                                  required : true)
 
 #
 # Call lupdate to ensure the .ts files are synced with the source code.  We need: