--- a/src/firewall/config/__init__.py.in
+++ b/src/firewall/config/__init__.py.in
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 DOMAIN = "firewalld"
 import gettext
 
+locale.bindtextdomain(DOMAIN, "/usr/share/locale")
+gettext.bindtextdomain(DOMAIN, "/usr/share/locale")
+
 gettext.install(domain=DOMAIN)
 
 from . import dbus  # noqa: F401