diff --git a/build/jam/LocaleRules b/build/jam/LocaleRules
index e24a38770c..e2d5cef3df 100644
--- a/build/jam/LocaleRules
+++ b/build/jam/LocaleRules
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ rule ExtractCatalogEntries target : sources : signature : regexp
 actions ExtractCatalogEntries1
 {
 	$(HOST_ADD_BUILD_COMPATIBILITY_LIB_DIR)
-	cat "$(2[2-])" \
-		| $(CC) -E $(CCDEFS) -DB_COLLECTING_CATKEYS $(HDRS) - > "$(1)".pre
+	$(CC) -E $(CCDEFS) -DB_COLLECTING_CATKEYS $(HDRS) "$(2[2-])" > "$(1)".pre
 	$(2[1]) $(HAIKU_CATALOG_REGEXP) -s $(HAIKU_CATALOG_SIGNATURE) \
 		-w -o "$(1)" "$(1)".pre
+	$(RM) "$(1)".pre
 }
 
 rule LinkApplicationCatalog target : sources : signature : language