diff --git a/engines/sherlock/POTFILES b/engines/sherlock/POTFILES
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b9f1c1249f5
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+engines/sherlock/detection.cpp
+engines/sherlock/scalpel/scalpel.cpp
+engines/sherlock/tattoo/widget_files.cpp