diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h
index c4ad37f..b5211fc 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#ifndef KBUILD_NO_NLS
+# include <libintl.h>
+#else
+# define gettext(Msgid) ((const char *) (Msgid))
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __sun__
 #define CURS_MACROS
 #endif