diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2745dc9009..ea9c954a5b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ domain = swift
 
 [update_catalog]
 domain = swift
-output_dir = locale
+output_dir = swift/locale
 input_file = swift/locale/swift.pot
 
 [extract_messages]