diff --git a/TranslationManager.cpp b/TranslationManager.cpp
index 69448ce2..afd04ef6 100644
--- a/TranslationManager.cpp
+++ b/TranslationManager.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ bool TranslationManager::setLanguage(const QString &language)
         return true;
     }
 
-    // we expecting to have translation files in "i18n" directory
-    QString dir = qApp->applicationDirPath() + QDir::separator() + "i18n";
+    // translations are compiled into app binary
+    QString dir = ":/translations";
 
     QString filename = "monero-core_" + language;
 
diff --git a/monero-core.pro b/monero-core.pro
index 877019d0..0c24ea0d 100644
--- a/monero-core.pro
+++ b/monero-core.pro
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ linux {
 
 macx {
     LIBS+= \
-        -lboost_serialization \
-        -lboost_thread \
+	-L/usr/local/lib \
+	-lboost_serialization \
+        -lboost_thread-mt \
         -lboost_system \
         -lboost_date_time \
         -lboost_filesystem \
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ trans_update.depends = $$_PRO_FILE_
 trans_release.commands = lrelease $$_PRO_FILE_
 trans_release.depends = trans_update $$TRANSLATIONS
 
-translate.commands = $(MKDIR) ${DESTDIR}/i18n && $(COPY) $$PWD/translations/*.qm ${DESTDIR}/i18n
+#translate.commands = $(MKDIR) ${DESTDIR}/i18n && $(COPY) $$PWD/translations/*.qm ${DESTDIR}/i18n
 translate.depends = trans_release
 
 QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += trans_update trans_release translate
diff --git a/qml.qrc b/qml.qrc
index eca9f561..152ea8f2 100644
--- a/qml.qrc
+++ b/qml.qrc
@@ -114,5 +114,11 @@
         <file>pages/Receive.qml</file>
         <file>components/IconButton.qml</file>
         <file>lang/flags/italy.png</file>
+        <file>translations/monero-core_de.qm</file>
+        <file>translations/monero-core_en.qm</file>
+        <file>translations/monero-core_it.qm</file>
+        <file>translations/monero-core_pl.qm</file>
+        <file>translations/monero-core_ru.qm</file>
+        <file>translations/monero-core_zh.qm</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>