diff --git a/core/flex/build b/core/flex/build
index 2eac2a9c..3f086476 100755
--- a/core/flex/build
+++ b/core/flex/build
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     --prefix=/usr \
     --disable-static \
     --enable-shared \
-    --disable-nls \
     ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
     ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes