diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
index 67b722ffd4..675e2ae6fb 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -185,14 +185,18 @@ if(WIN32 AND NOT MSVC)#not required for visual studio builds
 	endif()
 endif()
 
-find_program(MSGFMT_EXE msgfmt)
-if(NOT MSGFMT_EXE)
-	if (USE_VCPKG)
-		set(MSGFMT_EXE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg/downloads/tools/msys2/msys64/usr/bin/msgfmt.exe)
-	endif()
-	if(NOT EXISTS ${MSGFMT_EXE})
-		message(WARNING "Text Translations won't be built")
-		unset(MSGFMT_EXE)
+if(NO_GETTEXT)
+	message(STATUS "msgfmt not used under NO_GETTEXT")
+else()
+	find_program(MSGFMT_EXE msgfmt)
+	if(NOT MSGFMT_EXE)
+		if(USE_VCPKG)
+			set(MSGFMT_EXE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg/downloads/tools/msys2/msys64/usr/bin/msgfmt.exe)
+		endif()
+		if(NOT EXISTS ${MSGFMT_EXE})
+			message(WARNING "Text Translations won't be built")
+			unset(MSGFMT_EXE)
+		endif()
 	endif()
 endif()