--- a/src/i18n/kcatalog.cpp

+++ b/src/i18n/kcatalog.cpp

@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ QString KCatalog::catalogLocaleDir(const

 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)

     return androidUnpackCatalog(relpath);

 #else

+    if( QFileInfo(QStringLiteral("/usr/share/kf5/locale/") + relpath).isFile() )

+        return QStringLiteral("/usr/share/kf5/locale");

     QString file = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("locale/") + relpath);

 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN

     // QStandardPaths fails on Windows for executables that aren't properly deployed yet, such as unit tests

@@ -182,6 +184,8 @@ QSet<QString> KCatalog::availableCatalog

 {

     QString domain = QFile::decodeName(domain_);

     QStringList localeDirPaths = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("locale"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);

+    localeDirPaths.removeAll(QStringLiteral("/usr/share/kf5/locale"));

+    localeDirPaths.prepend(QStringLiteral("/usr/share/kf5/locale"));

 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN

     // QStandardPaths fails on Windows for executables that aren't properly deployed yet, such as unit tests

     localeDirPaths += QLatin1String(INSTALLED_LOCALE_PREFIX) + QLatin1String("/bin/data/locale/");