diff --git a/src/translations.cpp b/src/translations.cpp
index 2585b7ec56..7bb005823c 100644
--- a/src/translations.cpp
+++ b/src/translations.cpp
@@ -195,14 +195,12 @@ void set_language()
     auto env = getenv( "LANGUAGE" );
     locale_dir = std::string( FILENAMES["base_path"] + "lang/mo/" + ( env ? env : "none" ) +
                               "/LC_MESSAGES/cataclysm-dda.mo" );
-#elif (defined __linux__ || (defined MACOSX && !defined TILES))
+#else
     if( !FILENAMES["base_path"].empty() ) {
         locale_dir = FILENAMES["base_path"] + "share/locale";
     } else {
         locale_dir = "lang/mo";
     }
-#else
-    locale_dir = "lang/mo";
 #endif
 
     const char *locale_dir_char = locale_dir.c_str();