--- a/powertop.c
+++ b/powertop.c
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#ifdef ENABLE_GETTEXT
 #include <libintl.h>
+#endif
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <locale.h>
@@ -783,9 +785,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	uint64_t cur_usage[8], cur_duration[8];
 	double wakeups_per_second = 0;
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_GETTEXT
 	setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 	bindtextdomain ("powertop", "/usr/share/locale");
 	textdomain ("powertop");
+#endif
 
  	while (1) {
  		static struct option opts[] = {
--- a/powertop.h
+++ b/powertop.h
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 #ifndef __INCLUDE_GUARD_POWERTOP_H_
 #define __INCLUDE_GUARD_POWERTOP_H_
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_GETTEXT
 #include <libintl.h>
+#endif
 
 struct line {
 	char	*string;
@@ -86,7 +88,11 @@ extern suggestion_func *suggestion_activ
         _x < _y ? _x : _y; })
 
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_GETTEXT
 #define _(STRING)    gettext(STRING)
+#else
+#define _(STRING)    STRING
+#endif
 
 
 #define PT_COLOR_DEFAULT    1