diff --git a/scripts/update_ts.sh b/scripts/update_ts.sh
index 8114ebc9b5b..d439b6aaba0 100755
--- a/scripts/update_ts.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_ts.sh
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ perl scripts/processing2cpp.pl python/plugins/processing/processing-i18n.cpp
 echo Creating qmake project file
 $QMAKE -project -o qgis_ts.pro -nopwd $PWD/src $PWD/python $PWD/i18n $textcpp
 
+echo "TR_EXCLUDE = $(qmake -query QT_INSTALL_HEADERS)/*" >>qgis_ts.pro
+
 echo Updating translations
 $LUPDATE -locations absolute -verbose qgis_ts.pro