diff --git a/po/LINGUAS b/po/LINGUAS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b499d2383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/LINGUAS
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+af
+am
+anp
+ar
+as
+ast
+bal
+be
+bg
+bn_IN
+bn
+bo
+br
+brx
+bs
+ca
+cs
+cy
+da
+de_CH
+de
+el
+en_GB
+eo
+es
+et
+eu
+fa
+fil
+fi
+fr
+fur
+ga
+gl
+gu
+he
+hi
+hr
+hu
+ia
+id
+ilo
+is
+it
+ja
+ka
+kk
+km
+kn
+ko
+kw_GB
+kw@kkcor
+kw
+kw@uccor
+ky
+lt
+lv
+mai
+mk
+ml
+mn
+mr
+ms
+my
+nb
+nds
+ne
+nl
+nn
+nso
+or
+pa
+pl
+pt_BR
+pt
+ro
+ru
+si
+sk
+sl
+sq
+sr@latin
+sr
+sv
+ta
+te
+tg
+th
+tr
+tw
+uk
+ur
+vi
+wba
+yo
+zh_CN
+zh_HK
+zh_TW
+zu
diff --git a/po/Makefile.am b/po/Makefile.am
index ac34b0c1aa..ce9338aa94 100644
--- a/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/po/Makefile.am
@@ -2,18 +2,7 @@ DOMAIN = $(PACKAGE_NAME)
 COPYRIGHT_HOLDER = The Libvirt authors
 MSGID_BUGS_ADDRESS = https://libvirt.org/bugs.html
 
-LANGS := \
-	af am anp ar as ast bal be bg bn_IN \
-	bn bo br brx bs ca cs cy da de_CH \
-	de el en_GB eo es et eu fa fil fi \
-	fr fur ga gl gu he hi hr hu ia \
-	id ilo is it ja ka kk km kn ko \
-	kw_GB kw@kkcor kw kw@uccor ky lt lv mai mk ml \
-	mn mr ms my nb nds ne nl nn nso \
-	or pa pl pt_BR pt ro ru si sk sl \
-	sq sr@latin sr sv ta te tg th tr tw \
-	uk ur vi wba yo zh_CN zh_HK zh_TW zu
-
+LANGS := $(shell cat $(srcdir)/LINGUAS)
 
 POTFILES_IN = $(srcdir)/POTFILES.in
 POTFILES: $(POTFILES_IN)
@@ -29,6 +18,7 @@ GMOFILES := $(LANGS:%=%.gmo)
 CLEANFILES = $(POTFILE) $(POFILES) $(GMOFILES) POTFILES
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
+	LINGUAS \
 	$(POTFILES_IN) \
 	$(POMINIFILES)