diff --git a/src/sysprof/sysprof.c b/src/sysprof/sysprof.c
index 63b76e74..2ec184de 100644
--- a/src/sysprof/sysprof.c
+++ b/src/sysprof/sysprof.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <sysprof.h>
@@ -31,6 +33,12 @@ main (gint argc,
 
   sysprof_clock_init ();
 
+  /* Set up gettext translations */
+  setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
+  bindtextdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
+  textdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
+
   app = sysprof_application_new ();
   ret = g_application_run (G_APPLICATION (app), argc, argv);