diff --git a/compiz_clean_potfiles.patch b/compiz_clean_potfiles.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cafb332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiz_clean_potfiles.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+diff -uprN compiz-0.8.8-orig/po/POTFILES.in compiz-0.8.8/po/POTFILES.in
+--- compiz-0.8.8-orig/po/POTFILES.in	2010-05-21 13:18:14.000000000 +0200
++++ compiz-0.8.8/po/POTFILES.in	2013-04-18 09:59:41.902123875 +0200
+@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
+-gtk/mate/50-compiz-desktop-key.xml.in
+-gtk/mate/50-compiz-key.xml.in
+ gtk/mate/compiz.desktop.in
+-gtk/mate/compiz-window-manager.c
+-gtk/mate/compiz-wm.desktop.in
+-gtk/window-decorator/gwd.schemas.in
+ gtk/window-decorator/gtk-window-decorator.c
+ metadata/annotate.xml.in
+ metadata/blur.xml.in
+@@ -11,16 +6,12 @@ metadata/clone.xml.in
+ metadata/commands.xml.in
+ metadata/core.xml.in.in
+ metadata/cube.xml.in
+-metadata/dbus.xml.in
+ metadata/decoration.xml.in
+ metadata/fade.xml.in
+ metadata/fs.xml.in
+-metadata/mateconf.xml.in
+-metadata/glib.xml.in
+ metadata/matecompat.xml.in
+ metadata/ini.xml.in
+ metadata/inotify.xml.in
+-metadata/kconfig.xml.in
+ metadata/minimize.xml.in
+ metadata/move.xml.in
+ metadata/obs.xml.in