diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py
index 0fe0f05ac..c160cbccc 100755
--- a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import os
 
 from openpilot.common.basedir import BASEDIR
 
+DP_UI_DIR = os.path.join(BASEDIR, "dp_priv")
 UI_DIR = os.path.join(BASEDIR, "selfdrive", "ui")
 TRANSLATIONS_DIR = os.path.join(UI_DIR, "translations")
 LANGUAGES_FILE = os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, "languages.json")
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ def update_translations(vanish: bool = False, translation_files: None | list[str
 
   for file in translation_files:
     tr_file = os.path.join(translations_dir, f"{file}.ts")
-    args = f"lupdate -locations none -recursive {UI_DIR} -ts {tr_file} -I {BASEDIR}"
+    args = f"lupdate -locations none -recursive {UI_DIR} {DP_UI_DIR} -ts {tr_file} -I {BASEDIR}"
     if vanish:
       args += " -no-obsolete"
     if file in PLURAL_ONLY: