--- a/Makefile	Sun Nov 24 17:29:10 2013 -0600
+++ b/Makefile	Sun Nov 17 12:17:55 2013 +0100
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         # work on a temporary copy for never having a half completed target
 	cp $@ $@.tmp
 	msgmerge --no-location --update $@.tmp $^
-	mv -f $@~ $@
+	mv -f $@.tmp $@
 
 .PHONY: help all local build doc clean install install-bin install-doc \
 	install-home install-home-bin install-home-doc dist dist-notests tests \