diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c2606b6d1b41..3a30c03d63411 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -778,11 +778,15 @@ add_custom_target(lupdate
 
 ## lrelease is used to compile the translated text files generated by lupdate into binary resources
 
+file(GLOB TS_FILES
+   "share/locale/*.ts"
+)
+
 add_custom_target(lrelease
-   COMMAND Qt5::lrelease ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/share/locale/*.ts
+   COMMAND Qt5::lrelease 
+   ${TS_FILES}
    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
-   )
-
+)
 
 ##
 ##  Create and install the plugin framework manual
diff --git a/mscore/CMakeLists.txt b/mscore/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ffb3fa0f925c..b568bc40f0f53 100644
--- a/mscore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mscore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ else (MINGW)
       list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES QtInstallLibraries)
       
       target_link_libraries(mscore ${QT_LIBRARIES})
+      add_dependencies(mscore lrelease)
 
       install( FILES
 #        ${MINGW_ROOT}/bin/libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
diff --git a/msvc_build.bat b/msvc_build.bat
index 2f77cdf24ac4d..0d4f60f469223 100644
--- a/msvc_build.bat
+++ b/msvc_build.bat
@@ -10,14 +10,23 @@ IF "%1"=="release" (
    if not exist msvc.build.release\nul mkdir msvc.build.release
    if not exist msvc.install\nul mkdir msvc.install
    cd msvc.build.release & cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../msvc.install -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -DBUILD_FOR_WINSTORE=%BUILD_FOR_WINSTORE ..
+   cmake --build . --target lrelease
    cd msvc.build.release & cmake --build . --config release --target mscore
    )
 
+IF "%1"=="debug" (
+   cd C:\MuseScore
+   if not exist msvc.build.debug\nul mkdir msvc.build.debug
+   if not exist msvc.install\nul mkdir msvc.install
+   cd msvc.build.debug & cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../msvc.install -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -DBUILD_FOR_WINSTORE=%BUILD_FOR_WINSTORE ..
+   cmake --build . --target lrelease
+   cd msvc.build.debug & cmake --build . --config debug --target mscore
+   )
+
 IF "%1"=="install" (
    echo InstallStep
    cd C:\MuseScore
    cd msvc.build.release
-   dir
    cmake --build . --config release --target install
    )