diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4b4083318..7ad055eeb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ if compiler.compiles('int a; typeof(a) b;', name: 'typeof')
     conf_data.set('HAVE_TYPEOF', 1)
 endif
 
-if conf_data.get('CONFIG_GETTEXT') and conf_data.get('CONFIG_NLS')
+if conf_data.get('CONFIG_GETTEXT')
     code = '''#include <libintl.h>
     extern int _nl_msg_cat_cntr;
     void main() { _nl_msg_cat_cntr = 1; }
diff --git a/src/mime/backend/meson.build b/src/mime/backend/meson.build
index 9c879fd2d..21b0682f0 100644
--- a/src/mime/backend/meson.build
+++ b/src/mime/backend/meson.build
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if conf_data.get('CONFIG_MAILCAP') and (get_option('test-mailcap') or get_option
 		meson.project_source_root() / 'src/intl/gettext/textdomain.c')
 	endif
 
-	if conf_data.get('CONFIG_NLS') and conf_data.get('CONFIG_GETTEXT')
+	if conf_data.get('CONFIG_GETTEXT')
 		mailcap_cache_files += files(
 		meson.project_source_root() / 'src/intl/libintl.c',
 		meson.project_source_root() / 'src/util/env.c')