diff --git a/intern/locale/SConscript b/intern/locale/SConscript
index 546fd3e8b40..a8b6d17f9d3 100644
--- a/intern/locale/SConscript
+++ b/intern/locale/SConscript
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ if env['WITH_BF_INTERNATIONAL']:
 
         locale = env.Clone()
 
+        msgfmt_executable = targetpath
+        if env['OURPLATFORM'] in ('win32-vc', 'win64-vc', 'win32-mingw', 'win64-mingw'):
+            msgfmt_executable += ".exe"
+
         # dependencies
         dependencies = [targetpath]
 
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ if env['WITH_BF_INTERNATIONAL']:
             po_file = os.path.join(po_dir, f)
             mo_file = os.path.join(build_dir, os.path.splitext(f)[0] + ".mo")
 
-            command = "\"%s\" \"%s\" \"%s\"" % (targetpath, po_file, mo_file)
+            command = "\"%s\" \"%s\" \"%s\"" % (msgfmt_executable, po_file, mo_file)
 
             locale.Command(mo_file, po_file, command)
             locale.Depends(mo_file, dependencies)