diff --git a/scripts/update_pot.sh b/scripts/update_pot.sh
index 8b44d43b49..de53fe7c90 100755
--- a/scripts/update_pot.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_pot.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ xgettext \
     --language=PHP \
     --keyword="pgettext:1c,2" \
     --keyword="npgettext:1c,2,3" \
-    --join-existing \
     actions/*.php \
     classes/*.php \
     lib/*.php \