diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ebddaac6..4fdab186 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ CVS code -
   do_justify()
 	- If the keystroke after the justify is not the unjustify key,
 	  blank the statsubar (bug reported by Neil Parks).
+  main()
+	- Added ENABLE_NLS check around gettext stuff.
 - de.po:
 	- Translation updates by  Florian König.
 - fi.po:
diff --git a/nano.c b/nano.c
index 15eae21b..76812b60 100644
--- a/nano.c
+++ b/nano.c
@@ -2142,10 +2142,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     SET(FOLLOW_SYMLINKS);
 
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
+#ifdef ENABLE_NLS
     setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
     bindtextdomain(PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
     textdomain(PACKAGE);
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     while ((optchr = getopt_long(argc, argv, "?T:RVbcefhiklmpr:s:tvwxz",