diff --git a/editor/SCsub b/editor/SCsub
index 6e2f1f2a966..8e7bb70e54c 100644
--- a/editor/SCsub
+++ b/editor/SCsub
@@ -56,36 +56,23 @@ if env.editor_build:
     # ratio (20% for the editor UI, 10% for the class reference).
     # Generated with `make include-list` for each resource.
 
-    # Editor translations
-    env.CommandNoCache(
-        "#editor/translations/editor_translations.gen.h",
-        Glob("#editor/translations/editor/*"),
-        env.Run(editor_builders.make_translations_header),
-    )
-
-    # Property translations
-    env.CommandNoCache(
-        "#editor/translations/property_translations.gen.h",
-        Glob("#editor/translations/properties/*"),
-        env.Run(editor_builders.make_translations_header),
-    )
-
-    # Documentation translations
-    env.CommandNoCache(
-        "#editor/translations/doc_translations.gen.h",
-        Glob("#doc/translations/*"),
-        env.Run(editor_builders.make_translations_header),
-    )
-
-    # Extractable translations
-    env.CommandNoCache(
-        "#editor/translations/extractable_translations.gen.h",
-        Glob("#editor/translations/extractable/*"),
-        env.Run(editor_builders.make_translations_header),
-    )
+    translation_targets = {
+        "#editor/translations/editor_translations.gen.cpp": Glob("#editor/translations/editor/*"),
+        "#editor/translations/property_translations.gen.cpp": Glob("#editor/translations/properties/*"),
+        "#editor/translations/doc_translations.gen.cpp": Glob("#doc/translations/*"),
+        "#editor/translations/extractable_translations.gen.cpp": Glob("#editor/translations/extractable/*"),
+    }
+    for target_cpp, sources in translation_targets.items():
+        target_h = os.path.splitext(target_cpp)[0] + ".h"
+        env.CommandNoCache(
+            [target_h, target_cpp],
+            sources,
+            env.Run(editor_builders.make_translations),
+        )
 
     env.add_source_files(env.editor_sources, "*.cpp")
     env.add_source_files(env.editor_sources, gen_exporters)
+    env.add_source_files(env.editor_sources, translation_targets.keys())
 
     SConscript("animation/SCsub")
     SConscript("asset_library/SCsub")
diff --git a/editor/editor_builders.py b/editor/editor_builders.py
index 7916130472a..1eaab101829 100644
--- a/editor/editor_builders.py
+++ b/editor/editor_builders.py
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ inline constexpr const unsigned char _doc_data_compressed[] = {{
 """)
 
 
-def make_translations_header(target, source, env):
-    category = os.path.basename(str(target[0])).split("_")[0]
+def make_translations(target, source, env):
+    target_h, target_cpp = str(target[0]), str(target[1])
+
+    category = os.path.basename(target_h).split("_")[0]
     sorted_paths = sorted([src.abspath for src in source], key=lambda path: os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(path))[0])
 
     xl_names = []
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ def make_translations_header(target, source, env):
     if not msgfmt:
         methods.print_warning("msgfmt not found, using .po files instead of .mo")
 
-    with methods.generated_wrapper(str(target[0])) as file:
+    with methods.generated_wrapper(target_cpp) as file:
         for path in sorted_paths:
             name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(path))[0]
             # msgfmt erases non-translated messages, so avoid using it if exporting the POT.
@@ -120,14 +122,9 @@ inline constexpr const unsigned char _{category}_translation_{name}_compressed[]
             xl_names.append([name, len(buffer), decomp_size])
 
         file.write(f"""\
-struct {category.capitalize()}TranslationList {{
-	const char* lang;
-	int comp_size;
-	int uncomp_size;
-	const unsigned char* data;
-}};
+#include "{target_h}"
 
-inline constexpr {category.capitalize()}TranslationList _{category}_translations[] = {{
+const {category.capitalize()}TranslationList _{category}_translations[] = {{
 """)
 
         for x in xl_names:
@@ -136,4 +133,16 @@ inline constexpr {category.capitalize()}TranslationList _{category}_translations
         file.write("""\
 	{ nullptr, 0, 0, nullptr },
 };
+""")
+
+    with methods.generated_wrapper(target_h) as file:
+        file.write(f"""\
+struct {category.capitalize()}TranslationList {{
+	const char* lang;
+	int comp_size;
+	int uncomp_size;
+	const unsigned char* data;
+}};
+
+extern const {category.capitalize()}TranslationList _{category}_translations[];
 """)