diff --git a/po/Makevars b/po/Makevars
index 9c7b5a5..b75c795 100644
--- a/po/Makevars
+++ b/po/Makevars
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile variables for PO directory in any package using GNU gettext.
 
 # Usually the message domain is the same as the package name.
-DOMAIN = $(PACKAGE)
+DOMAIN = ecrire
 
 # These two variables depend on the location of this directory.
 subdir = po