diff --git a/po/Makevars b/po/Makevars
index b58d91e0..627d34ec 100644
--- a/po/Makevars
+++ b/po/Makevars
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ subdir = po
 top_builddir = ..
 
 # These options get passed to xgettext.
-XGETTEXT_OPTIONS = --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --no-wrap
+XGETTEXT_OPTIONS = --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --no-wrap --package-name='XZ Utils'
 
 # This is the copyright holder that gets inserted into the header of the
 # $(DOMAIN).pot file.  Set this to the copyright holder of the surrounding
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ XGETTEXT_OPTIONS = --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --no-wrap
 # or entity, or to disclaim their copyright.  The empty string stands for
 # the public domain; in this case the translators are expected to disclaim
 # their copyright.
-COPYRIGHT_HOLDER =
+COPYRIGHT_HOLDER = The XZ Utils authors and contributors
 
 # This tells whether or not to prepend "GNU " prefix to the package
 # name that gets inserted into the header of the $(DOMAIN).pot file.