diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 4ece95e..30db8a0 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -12966,7 +12966,7 @@
       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: msgfmt not found - disabled" >&5
 $as_echo "msgfmt not found - disabled" >&6; };
     fi
-    if test $have_gettext = "yes"; then
+    if test $have_gettext = "yes" -a "x$features" != "xtiny" -a "x$features" != "xsmall"; then
       $as_echo "#define HAVE_GETTEXT 1" >>confdefs.h
 
       MAKEMO=yes