--- a/cubicweb/cwconfig.py	Thu Feb 15 14:11:18 2018 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/cwconfig.py	Thu Feb 15 13:45:06 2018 +0100
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def i18n_lib_dir(cls):
         """return instance's i18n directory"""
-        return join(cls.shared_dir(), 'i18n')
+        return join(dirname(__file__), 'i18n')
 
     @classmethod
     def cw_languages(cls):