diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 5f66b9512..2a41f1c94 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-02-26  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/po/Makefile.am (.po.mo): Avoid using temp file as it breaks
+	distcheck -- use pipe instead.
+
 2006-02-26  Doug Blank  <Doug.Blank@gmail.com>
 	* src/plugins/Calendar.py (Widget.register): Do not add help
 	strings to style widgets.
diff --git a/gramps2/src/po/Makefile.am b/gramps2/src/po/Makefile.am
index b21872011..853c1a43a 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gramps2/src/po/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,4 @@ uninstall-local:
 SUFFIXES = .po .mo
 
 .po.mo:
-	$(MSGCONV) --to-code=UTF-8 $< -o $<.temp
-	$(MSGFMT) $<.temp -o $@
-	rm $<.temp
-
+	$(MSGCONV) --to-code=UTF-8 $< | $(MSGFMT) - -o $@