diff --git a/po-properties/POTFILES.skip b/po-properties/POTFILES.skip
index d9abc3de8b..55f0f4bafc 100644
--- a/po-properties/POTFILES.skip
+++ b/po-properties/POTFILES.skip
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 demos/gtk-demo/demo.ui
 demos/gtk-demo/menus.ui
+examples/bloatpad.c
 tests/a11y/accessible-name.ui
 tests/a11y/assistant.ui
 tests/a11y/buttons.ui
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.skip b/po/POTFILES.skip
index c8c237e48e..77706630c2 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.skip
+++ b/po/POTFILES.skip
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 demos/gtk-demo/demo.ui
 demos/gtk-demo/menus.ui
+examples/bloatpad.c
 gtk/paper_names.c
 tests/a11y/accessible-name.ui
 tests/a11y/assistant.ui