diff --git a/source3/Makefile.in b/source3/Makefile.in
index a2c4a360d46..0ea2c4411f8 100644
--- a/source3/Makefile.in
+++ b/source3/Makefile.in
@@ -1205,7 +1205,10 @@ installscripts: installdirs
 installdat: installdirs
 	@$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/script/installdat.sh $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR) $(srcdir)
 
-installswat: installdirs
+installmsg: installdirs
+	@$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/script/installmsg.sh $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR) $(srcdir)
+
+installswat: installdirs installmsg
 	@$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/script/installswat.sh $(DESTDIR)$(SWATDIR) $(srcdir)
 
 installclientlib: installdirs libsmbclient
diff --git a/source3/script/installmsg.sh b/source3/script/installmsg.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..30ad404aa0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source3/script/installmsg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# first version (Sept 2003) written by Shiro Yamada <shiro@miraclelinux.com>
+# based on the first verion (March 2002) of installdat.sh written by Herb Lewis
+
+MSGDIR=$1
+SRCDIR=$2/
+
+echo Installing msg files in $MSGDIR
+
+for f in $SRCDIR/po/*.msg; do
+	FNAME=$MSGDIR/`basename $f`
+	echo $FNAME
+	cp $f $FNAME || echo Cannot install $FNAME. Does $USER have privileges?
+	chmod 0644 $FNAME
+done
+
+cat << EOF
+======================================================================
+The msg files have been installed. 
+======================================================================
+EOF
+
+exit 0