diff --git a/config.h.meson b/config.h.meson
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d8c8fb4..00000000
--- a/config.h.meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/* Look for global separate debug info in this path */
-#mesondefine DEBUGDIR
-
-/* Define to 1 if translation of program messages to the user's native
-   language is requested. */
-#mesondefine ENABLE_NLS
-
-/* GETTEXT package name */
-#mesondefine GETTEXT_PACKAGE
-
-/* Define if perf supports clockid */
-#mesondefine HAVE_PERF_CLOCKID
-
-/* Name of package */
-#mesondefine PACKAGE
-
-/* Define to the address where bug reports for this package should be sent. */
-#mesondefine PACKAGE_BUGREPORT
-
-/* Define to the full name of this package. */
-#mesondefine PACKAGE_NAME
-
-/* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#mesondefine PACKAGE_STRING
-
-/* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
-#mesondefine PACKAGE_TARNAME
-
-/* Define to the home page for this package. */
-#mesondefine PACKAGE_URL
-
-/* Define to the version of this package. */
-#mesondefine PACKAGE_VERSION
-
-/* Version number of package */
-#mesondefine VERSION
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 217f7825..285d3a3d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ config_h.set_quoted('DEBUGDIR', debugdir)
 
 config_h.set_quoted('GETTEXT_PACKAGE', 'sysprof')
 config_h.set10('ENABLE_NLS', true)
+config_h.set_quoted('PACKAGE_LOCALE_DIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), 'locale'))
+config_h.set('LOCALEDIR', 'PACKAGE_LOCALE_DIR')
 
 has_use_clockid = cc.has_member('struct perf_event_attr', 'use_clockid', prefix: '#include <linux/perf_event.h>')
 has_clockid = cc.has_member('struct perf_event_attr', 'clockid', prefix: '#include <linux/perf_event.h>')
@@ -146,7 +148,6 @@ if cc.has_argument('-fPIE')
 endif
 
 configure_file(
-          input: 'config.h.meson',
          output: 'config.h',
   configuration: config_h
 )
diff --git a/src/sp-application.c b/src/sp-application.c
index 0203ac76..a2892391 100644
--- a/src/sp-application.c
+++ b/src/sp-application.c
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include "config.h"
-#endif
+#include "config.h"
 
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 
@@ -320,6 +318,14 @@ sp_application_init (SpApplication *self)
     { "quit",              sysprof_quit },
   };
 
+  setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
+
+  bindtextdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, PACKAGE_LOCALE_DIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
+  textdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
+
+  g_set_application_name (_("Sysprof"));
+
   g_action_map_add_action_entries (G_ACTION_MAP (self), actions, G_N_ELEMENTS (actions), self);
 
   g_application_set_default (G_APPLICATION (self));