diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.cpp b/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.cpp
index c3c604363..d7427190a 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ void VAbstractApplication::ClearTranslation()
         delete qtTranslator;
     }
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(QBS_BUILD)
+#if (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(QBS_BUILD)) || defined(APPIMAGE)
     if (not qtxmlTranslator.isNull())
     {
         removeTranslator(qtxmlTranslator);
diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.h b/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.h
index b24d58060..189f4f63c 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.h
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ protected:
     VCommonSettings *settings{nullptr};
 
     QPointer<QTranslator> qtTranslator{nullptr};
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(QBS_BUILD)
+#if (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(QBS_BUILD)) || defined(APPIMAGE)
     QPointer<QTranslator> qtxmlTranslator{nullptr};
     QPointer<QTranslator> qtBaseTranslator{nullptr};
 #endif // defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(QBS_BUILD)