--- a/kconf/Makefile
+++ b/kconf/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-CFLAGS=-Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
+CFLAGS=-Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DKBUILD_NO_NLS
 
 LXDIALOG := lxdialog/checklist.o lxdialog/inputbox.o lxdialog/menubox.o lxdialog/textbox.o lxdialog/util.o lxdialog/yesno.o
 
 conf: conf.o zconf.tab.o
-mconf: LDFLAGS = -Wl,--no-as-needed $(shell ./lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh -ldflags $(CC))
-mconf: CFLAGS += -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>" -DLOCALE
+mconf: LDFLAGS = $(shell ./lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh -ldflags $(CC))
+mconf: CFLAGS += -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"
 mconf: mconf.o zconf.tab.o $(LXDIALOG)
 
 .PHONY: clean
