diff --git a/util/grub-install-common.c b/util/grub-install-common.c
index 9e3e358c9..0a2e24a79 100644
--- a/util/grub-install-common.c
+++ b/util/grub-install-common.c
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ copy_all (const char *srcd,
   grub_util_fd_closedir (d);
 }
 
+#if !(defined (GRUB_UTIL) && defined(ENABLE_NLS) && ENABLE_NLS)
 static const char *
 get_localedir (void)
 {
@@ -646,6 +647,59 @@ copy_locales (const char *dstd)
     }
   grub_util_fd_closedir (d);
 }
+#endif
+
+static void
+grub_install_copy_nls(const char *src __attribute__ ((unused)),
+                      const char *dst __attribute__ ((unused)))
+{
+#if !(defined (GRUB_UTIL) && defined(ENABLE_NLS) && ENABLE_NLS)
+  char *dst_locale;
+
+  dst_locale = grub_util_path_concat (2, dst, "locale");
+  grub_install_mkdir_p (dst_locale);
+  clean_grub_dir (dst_locale);
+
+  if (install_locales.is_default)
+    {
+      char *srcd = grub_util_path_concat (2, src, "po");
+      copy_by_ext (srcd, dst_locale, ".mo", 0);
+      copy_locales (dst_locale);
+      free (srcd);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      size_t i;
+      const char *locale_dir = get_localedir ();
+
+      for (i = 0; i < install_locales.n_entries; i++)
+      {
+        char *srcf = grub_util_path_concat_ext (3, src, "po",
+                                                install_locales.entries[i],
+                                                ".mo");
+        char *dstf = grub_util_path_concat_ext (2, dst_locale,
+                                                install_locales.entries[i],
+                                                ".mo");
+        if (grub_install_compress_file (srcf, dstf, 0))
+          {
+            free (srcf);
+            free (dstf);
+            continue;
+          }
+        free (srcf);
+        srcf = grub_util_path_concat_ext (4, locale_dir,
+                                          install_locales.entries[i],
+                                          "LC_MESSAGES", PACKAGE, ".mo");
+        if (grub_install_compress_file (srcf, dstf, 0) == 0)
+          grub_util_error (_("cannot find locale `%s'"),
+                           install_locales.entries[i]);
+        free (srcf);
+        free (dstf);
+      }
+    }
+  free (dst_locale);
+#endif
+}
 
 static struct
 {
@@ -731,7 +785,7 @@ grub_install_copy_files (const char *src,
 			 const char *dst,
 			 enum grub_install_plat platid)
 {
-  char *dst_platform, *dst_locale, *dst_fonts;
+  char *dst_platform, *dst_fonts;
   const char *pkgdatadir = grub_util_get_pkgdatadir ();
   char *themes_dir;
 
@@ -742,13 +796,12 @@ grub_install_copy_files (const char *src,
     dst_platform = grub_util_path_concat (2, dst, platform);
     free (platform);
   }
-  dst_locale = grub_util_path_concat (2, dst, "locale");
   dst_fonts = grub_util_path_concat (2, dst, "fonts");
   grub_install_mkdir_p (dst_platform);
-  grub_install_mkdir_p (dst_locale);
   clean_grub_dir (dst);
   clean_grub_dir (dst_platform);
-  clean_grub_dir (dst_locale);
+
+  grub_install_copy_nls(src, dst);
 
   if (install_modules.is_default)
     copy_by_ext (src, dst_platform, ".mod", 1);
@@ -797,50 +850,6 @@ grub_install_copy_files (const char *src,
       free (dstf);
     }
 
-  if (install_locales.is_default)
-    {
-      char *srcd = grub_util_path_concat (2, src, "po");
-      copy_by_ext (srcd, dst_locale, ".mo", 0);
-      copy_locales (dst_locale);
-      free (srcd);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      const char *locale_dir = get_localedir ();
-
-      for (i = 0; i < install_locales.n_entries; i++)
-	{
-	  char *srcf = grub_util_path_concat_ext (3, src,
-						"po",
-						install_locales.entries[i],
-						".mo");
-	  char *dstf = grub_util_path_concat_ext (2, dst_locale,
-						install_locales.entries[i],
-						".mo");
-	  if (grub_install_compress_file (srcf, dstf, 0))
-	    {
-	      free (srcf);
-	      free (dstf);
-	      continue;
-	    }
-	  free (srcf);
-	  srcf = grub_util_path_concat_ext (4,
-						 locale_dir,
-						 install_locales.entries[i],
-						 "LC_MESSAGES",
-						 PACKAGE,
-						 ".mo");
-	  if (grub_install_compress_file (srcf, dstf, 0))
-	    {
-	      free (srcf);
-	      free (dstf);
-	      continue;
-	    }
-	  grub_util_error (_("cannot find locale `%s'"),
-			   install_locales.entries[i]);
-	}
-    }
-
   if (install_themes.is_default)
     {
       install_themes.is_default = 0;
@@ -903,7 +912,6 @@ grub_install_copy_files (const char *src,
     }
 
   free (dst_platform);
-  free (dst_locale);
   free (dst_fonts);
 }