diff --git a/scripts/gen-i18n.js b/scripts/gen-i18n.js
index d58bce2e63..52c16d25cd 100755
--- a/scripts/gen-i18n.js
+++ b/scripts/gen-i18n.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ for (const path of SEARCH_PATHS) {
 const trObj = {};
 for (const tr of translatables) {
     trObj[tr] = tr;
-    if (tr.includes("|")) {
+    if (tr.includes("|") && inputTranslationsRaw[tr]) {
         trObj[tr] = inputTranslationsRaw[tr];
     }
 }