diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 7d615314f4..781dee4db7 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Windows)
 	OBJECT_CREATION_USES_RENAMES = UnfortunatelyNeedsTo
 	NO_REGEX = YesPlease
 	NO_CURL = YesPlease
+	NO_GETTEXT = YesPlease
 	NO_PYTHON = YesPlease
 	BLK_SHA1 = YesPlease
 	ETAGS_TARGET = ETAGS