diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 5a533234f..e8d34144c 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -4578,9 +4578,15 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
             int totalMonths=totalDays/30;
             totalDays%=30;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LOCALE
             info+=fmt::sprintf(ngettext("%d year ","%d years ",totalYears),totalYears);
             info+=fmt::sprintf(ngettext("%d month ","%d months ",totalMonths),totalMonths);
             info+=fmt::sprintf(ngettext("%d day ","%d days ",totalDays),totalDays);
+#else
+            info+=fmt::sprintf(_GN("%d year ","%d years ",totalYears),totalYears);
+            info+=fmt::sprintf(_GN("%d month ","%d months ",totalMonths),totalMonths);
+            info+=fmt::sprintf(_GN("%d day ","%d days ",totalDays),totalDays);
+#endif
           }
 
           if (totalSeconds>=3600) {
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index 4ed9ac6a0..05a565499 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -1406,8 +1406,13 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
         TAAudioDesc& audioWant=e->getAudioDescWant();
         TAAudioDesc& audioGot=e->getAudioDescGot();
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LOCALE
         ImGui::Text(ngettext("want: %d samples @ %.0fHz (%d channel)","want: %d samples @ %.0fHz (%d channels)",audioWant.outChans),audioWant.bufsize,audioWant.rate,audioWant.outChans);
         ImGui::Text(ngettext("got: %d samples @ %.0fHz (%d channel)","got: %d samples @ %.0fHz (%d channels)",audioGot.outChans),audioGot.bufsize,audioGot.rate,audioGot.outChans);
+#else
+        ImGui::Text(_GN("want: %d samples @ %.0fHz (%d channel)","want: %d samples @ %.0fHz (%d channels)",audioWant.outChans),audioWant.bufsize,audioWant.rate,audioWant.outChans);
+        ImGui::Text(_GN("got: %d samples @ %.0fHz (%d channel)","got: %d samples @ %.0fHz (%d channels)",audioGot.outChans),audioGot.bufsize,audioGot.rate,audioGot.outChans);
+#endif
 
         // SUBSECTION MIXING
         CONFIG_SUBSECTION(_("Mixing"));
diff --git a/src/ta-utils.h b/src/ta-utils.h
index 3a9bd7f93..8c18c31ea 100644
--- a/src/ta-utils.h
+++ b/src/ta-utils.h
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ typedef std::string String;
 #define _(_str) gettext(_str)
 #else
 #define _(_str) _str
-#define ngettext(_strS,_strP,_cond) (((_cond)==1)?(_strS):(_strP))
 #endif
 
+#define _GN(_strS,_strP,_cond) (((_cond)==1)?(_strS):(_strP))
 #define _N(_str) _str
 
 typedef std::wstring WString;