diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index be2df9488e..7b6e954b3a 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -469,7 +469,9 @@ void eval_clear(void)
   hash_clear(&compat_hashtab);
 
   free_scriptnames();
+# ifdef HAVE_WORKING_LIBINTL
   free_locales();
+# endif
 
   // global variables
   vars_clear(&globvarht);