1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1baf4b086..5f1023e35 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ ifdef NO_MSGFMT
 	MSGFMT ?= $(TCL_PATH) po/po2msg.sh
 else
 	MSGFMT ?= msgfmt
+	ifeq ($(shell $(MSGFMT) >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo $$?),127)
+		MSGFMT := $(TCL_PATH) po/po2msg.sh
+	endif
 endif
 
 msgsdir     = $(gg_libdir)/msgs