diff --git a/manual/cli-options-header.rst b/manual/cli-options-header.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 590f5eb0db..0000000000
--- a/manual/cli-options-header.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[options]
-----------------
-
diff --git a/manual/custom.py b/manual/custom.py
index 3e3dc67476..e9d10ed09e 100644
--- a/manual/custom.py
+++ b/manual/custom.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def update_cli_doc(name, raw, app):
 def render_options(cmd, groups, options_header=True, add_program=True, header_level='~'):
     lines = ['']
     if options_header:
-        lines = ['.. include:: /cli-options-header.rst', '']
+        lines = [_('[options]'), '-'*40, '']
     if add_program:
         lines += ['.. program:: '+cmd, '']
     for title, desc, options in groups:
diff --git a/setup/translations.py b/setup/translations.py
index b56d6d6a66..6eaeda5da0 100644
--- a/setup/translations.py
+++ b/setup/translations.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class POT(Command):  # {{{
         self.tx(['push', '-r', 'calibre.'+resource, '-s'], cwd=self.TRANSLATIONS)
 
     def source_files(self):
-        ans = []
+        ans = [self.a(self.j(self.d(self.SRC), 'manual', 'custom.py'))]
         for root, _, files in os.walk(self.j(self.SRC, __appname__)):
             for name in files:
                 if name.endswith('.py'):