--- a/gui/translationhandler.cpp
+++ b/gui/translationhandler.cpp
@@ -116,15 +116,7 @@
         if (datadir.isEmpty())
             datadir = appPath;
 
-        QString translationFile;
-        if (QFile::exists(datadir + "/lang/" + mTranslations[index].mFilename + ".qm"))
-            translationFile = datadir + "/lang/" + mTranslations[index].mFilename + ".qm";
-
-        else if (QFile::exists(datadir + "/" + mTranslations[index].mFilename + ".qm"))
-            translationFile = datadir + "/" + mTranslations[index].mFilename + ".qm";
-
-        else
-            translationFile = appPath + "/" + mTranslations[index].mFilename + ".qm";
+        QString translationFile("/usr/share/cppcheck/cfg/lang/" + mTranslations[index].mFilename + ".qm");
 
         if (!mTranslator->load(translationFile) && !failure) {
             //If it failed, lets check if the default file exists