diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 6a46485..b41c9e0 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@
 #endif
 EXTERN char_u e_invrange[]	INIT(= N_("E16: Invalid range"));
 EXTERN char_u e_invcmd[]	INIT(= N_("E476: Invalid command"));
-#if defined(UNIX) || (defined(FEAT_SYN_HL) && defined(FEAT_MBYTE))
+#if defined(UNIX) || defined(FEAT_SYN_HL)
 EXTERN char_u e_isadir2[]	INIT(= N_("E17: \"%s\" is a directory"));
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_LIBCALL