diff --git a/packages/win_installer/fragment_mainprogram.iss b/packages/win_installer/fragment_mainprogram.iss
index a725bf15c..8f527fdb4 100644
--- a/packages/win_installer/fragment_mainprogram.iss
+++ b/packages/win_installer/fragment_mainprogram.iss
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 ;
 
 [Tasks]
-Name: "startmenuicon"; Description: "Create a start menu icon"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"
+Name: "startmenuicon"; Description: "{cm:StartMenuIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"
 Name: "quicklaunchicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateQuickLaunchIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked
 
 [Files]
diff --git a/packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss b/packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss
index 9ec13db24..e953e673b 100644
--- a/packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss
+++ b/packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [CustomMessages]
 InstallRuntime=Installing runtime libraries...
+StartMenuIcon=Create a start menu icon
 
 ; Replacement for License page, no need to bother the user with legal mumbo-jumbo
 [Messages]
diff --git a/packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss.in b/packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss.in
index 96d4658d4..5041bb850 100644
--- a/packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss.in
+++ b/packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [CustomMessages]
 _InstallRuntime=Installing runtime libraries...
+_StartMenuIcon=Create a start menu icon
 
 ; Replacement for License page, no need to bother the user with legal mumbo-jumbo
 [Messages]
diff --git a/po/aegisub.pot b/po/aegisub.pot
index 8f6878a8b..8695def1b 100644
--- a/po/aegisub.pot
+++ b/po/aegisub.pot
@@ -6197,6 +6197,11 @@ msgid "Installing runtime libraries..."
 msgstr ""
 
 
+#: packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss:1
+msgid "Create a start menu icon"
+msgstr ""
+
+
 #: packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss:1
 msgid "This will install Aegisub {#BUILD_GIT_VERSION_STRING} on your computer.%n%nAegisub is covered by the GNU General Public License version 2. This means you may use the application for any purpose without charge, but that no warranties of any kind are given either.%n%nSee the Aegisub website for information on obtaining the source code."
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/po/make_pot.sh b/po/make_pot.sh
index 95dc228c4..58e77b035 100755
--- a/po/make_pot.sh
+++ b/po/make_pot.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ do
     | maybe_append
 done
 
-grep '^[A-Za-z0-9]*=.*' ../packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss | while read line
+grep '^_[A-Za-z0-9]*=.*' ../packages/win_installer/fragment_strings.iss.in | while read line
 do
   echo "$line" \
     | sed 's/[^=]*=\(.*\)/packages\/win_installer\/fragment_strings.iss|1|"\1"/' \