diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d4bc36aa7c..b90991cf6e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1348,6 +1348,7 @@ ifneq (,$(wildcard ../THIS_IS_MSYSGIT))
 	NO_R_TO_GCC_LINKER = YesPlease
 	INTERNAL_QSORT = YesPlease
 	HAVE_LIBCHARSET_H = YesPlease
+	NO_GETTEXT = YesPlease
 else
 	NO_CURL = YesPlease
 endif