diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 83d4b79530..4516e2d881 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1437,6 +1437,7 @@ 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