--- a/gui/translationhandler.cpp	2020-10-03 11:05:53.000000000 +0200
+++ b/gui/translationhandler.cpp	2020-10-17 17:51:44.033531900 +0200
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         //Load the new language
         const QString appPath = QFileInfo(QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath()).canonicalPath();
 
-        QString datadir = getDataDir();
+        QString datadir = appPath + "/../share/cppcheck/lang/";
 
         QString translationFile;
         if (QFile::exists(datadir + "/lang/" + mTranslations[index].mFilename + ".qm"))
