diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4572c769..01c44c7b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -292,41 +292,40 @@ if(NOT ENABLE_ASM_CORE)
 endif()
 
 # Enable internationalization
-if(ENABLE_NLS)
-    set(LOCALEDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/locale)
-    add_compile_definitions(ENABLE_NLS)
-    add_compile_definitions(LOCALEDIR="${LOCALEDIR}")
-    # for now, only GBALink.cpp uses gettext() directly
-    if(APPLE)
-        # use Homebrew gettext if available
-        if(EXISTS "/usr/local/opt/gettext")
-            set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH "${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH};/usr/local/opt/gettext/include")
-            set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH "${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH};/usr/local/opt/gettext/lib")
-            set(CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH "${CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH};/usr/local/opt/gettext/bin")
-        endif()
+set(LOCALEDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/locale)
+add_compile_definitions(LOCALEDIR="${LOCALEDIR}")
+
+# for now, only GBALink.cpp uses gettext() directly
+if(APPLE)
+    # use Homebrew gettext if available
+    if(EXISTS "/usr/local/opt/gettext")
+        set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH "${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH};/usr/local/opt/gettext/include")
+        set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH "${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH};/usr/local/opt/gettext/lib")
+        set(CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH "${CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH};/usr/local/opt/gettext/bin")
     endif()
-    if(ENABLE_LINK OR ENABLE_WX)
-        find_path(LIBINTL_INC libintl.h)
-        find_library(LIBINTL_LIB    NAMES libintl    intl)
-        find_library(LIBICONV_LIB   NAMES libiconv   iconv)
-        find_library(LIBCHARSET_LIB NAMES libcharset charset)
-        if(LIBINTL_LIB)
-            list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBINTL_LIB})
-            list(APPEND NLS_LIBS                 ${LIBINTL_LIB})
-        endif()
-        if(LIBICONV_LIB)
-            list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBICONV_LIB})
-            list(APPEND NLS_LIBS                 ${LIBICONV_LIB})
-        endif()
-        if(LIBCHARSET_LIB)
-            list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBCHARSET_LIB})
-            list(APPEND NLS_LIBS                 ${LIBCHARSET_LIB})
-        endif()
-        include(CheckFunctionExists)
-        check_function_exists(gettext GETTEXT_FN)
-        if(NOT (LIBINTL_INC OR GETTEXT_FN))
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "NLS requires libintl/gettext")
-        endif()
+endif()
+
+if(ENABLE_LINK OR ENABLE_WX)
+    find_path(LIBINTL_INC libintl.h)
+    find_library(LIBINTL_LIB    NAMES libintl    intl)
+    find_library(LIBICONV_LIB   NAMES libiconv   iconv)
+    find_library(LIBCHARSET_LIB NAMES libcharset charset)
+    if(LIBINTL_LIB)
+        list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBINTL_LIB})
+        list(APPEND NLS_LIBS                 ${LIBINTL_LIB})
+    endif()
+    if(LIBICONV_LIB)
+        list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBICONV_LIB})
+        list(APPEND NLS_LIBS                 ${LIBICONV_LIB})
+    endif()
+    if(LIBCHARSET_LIB)
+        list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBCHARSET_LIB})
+        list(APPEND NLS_LIBS                 ${LIBCHARSET_LIB})
+    endif()
+    include(CheckFunctionExists)
+    check_function_exists(gettext GETTEXT_FN)
+    if(NOT (LIBINTL_INC OR GETTEXT_FN))
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "NLS requires libintl/gettext")
     endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -336,9 +335,9 @@ if(NOT TRANSLATIONS_ONLY)
     add_subdirectory(src/core)
     add_subdirectory(src/components)
     add_subdirectory(src/sdl)
-    add_subdirectory(src/wx)
 endif()
 
+add_subdirectory(src/wx)
 add_subdirectory(po/wxvbam)
 
 set(CPACK_GENERATOR "ZIP")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55fbe09b..e495b391 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ And the following development libraries:
 - [zlib](https://zlib.net/) (required)
 - [mesa](https://mesa3d.org/) (if using X11 or any OpenGL otherwise)
 - [ffmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/) (optional, at least version `4.0.4`, for game recording)
-- [gettext](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/) and gettext-tools (optional, with ENABLE_NLS)
+- [gettext](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/) and gettext-tools
 - [SDL2](https://www.libsdl.org/) (required)
 - [SFML](https://www.sfml-dev.org/) (optional, for link)
 - [OpenAL](https://www.openal.org/) or [openal-soft](https://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html) (required, a sound interface)
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ Here is the complete list:
 | ENABLE_SDL            | Build the SDL port                                                   | OFF                   |
 | ENABLE_WX             | Build the wxWidgets port                                             | ON                    |
 | ENABLE_DEBUGGER       | Enable the debugger                                                  | ON                    |
-| ENABLE_NLS            | Enable translations                                                  | ON                    |
 | ENABLE_ASM_CORE       | Enable x86 ASM CPU cores (**BUGGY AND DANGEROUS**)                   | OFF                   |
 | ENABLE_ASM            | Enable the following two ASM options                                 | ON for 32 bit builds  |
 | ENABLE_ASM_SCALERS    | Enable x86 ASM graphic filters                                       | ON for 32 bit builds  |
diff --git a/cmake/Options.cmake b/cmake/Options.cmake
index 84a9151c..11e93eee 100644
--- a/cmake/Options.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Options.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build testing" ON)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build dynamic libraries" OFF)
 
-option(ENABLE_SDL "Build the SDL port" ON)
-option(ENABLE_WX "Build the wxWidgets port" ON)
+option(TRANSLATIONS_ONLY "Build only the translations.zip" OFF)
+if(TRANSLATIONS_ONLY)
+    set(BUILD_DEFAULT OFF)
+else()
+    set(BUILD_DEFAULT ON)
+endif()
+
+option(ENABLE_SDL "Build the SDL port" ${BUILD_DEFAULT})
+option(ENABLE_WX "Build the wxWidgets port" ${BUILD_DEFAULT})
 option(ENABLE_DEBUGGER "Enable the debugger" ON)
 option(ENABLE_ASAN "Enable -fsanitize=address by default. Requires debug build with GCC/Clang" OFF)
 
@@ -114,12 +121,8 @@ if(APPLE AND NOT DISABLE_MACOS_PACKAGE_MANAGERS)
     include(MacPackageManagers)
 endif()
 
-option(ENABLE_NLS "Enable translations" ON)
-
 option(UPSTREAM_RELEASE "do some optimizations and release automation tasks" OFF)
 
-option(TRANSLATIONS_ONLY "Build only the translations.zip" OFF)
-
 if(WIN32)
     # not yet implemented
     option(ENABLE_DIRECT3D "Enable Direct3D rendering for the wxWidgets port" OFF)
diff --git a/po/wxvbam/CMakeLists.txt b/po/wxvbam/CMakeLists.txt
index aea4e583..06cdd36a 100644
--- a/po/wxvbam/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/po/wxvbam/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if(NOT ENABLE_WX OR NOT ENABLE_NLS)
+if(NOT TRANSLATIONS_ONLY AND NOT ENABLE_WX)
     return()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 275da503..82bc58b5 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -121,17 +121,18 @@ if(ENABLE_LINK)
     )
 
     target_include_directories(vbam-core
-        PRIVATE ${SFML_INCLUDE_DIR})
+        PRIVATE ${SFML_INCLUDE_DIR}
+    )
 
     target_link_libraries(vbam-core
-        PRIVATE ${SFML_LIBRARIES})
-
-    if(ENABLE_NLS)
-        # Add libintl.h
-        target_include_directories(vbam-core
-            PRIVATE ${LIBINTL_INC})
-        target_link_libraries(vbam-core
-            PRIVATE ${NLS_LIBS})
-    endif()
+        PRIVATE ${SFML_LIBRARIES}
+    )
 
+    # Add libintl.h
+    target_include_directories(vbam-core
+        PRIVATE ${LIBINTL_INC}
+    )
+    target_link_libraries(vbam-core
+        PRIVATE ${NLS_LIBS}
+    )
 endif()
diff --git a/src/core/gba/gbaLink.cpp b/src/core/gba/gbaLink.cpp
index f39fa3f8..a6c77e48 100644
--- a/src/core/gba/gbaLink.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gba/gbaLink.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,8 @@
 
 #include <SFML/Network.hpp>
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_NLS
 #include <libintl.h>
 #define _(x) gettext(x)
-#else
-#define _(x) x
-#endif
 
 #include "core/base/message.h"
 #include "core/base/port.h"
diff --git a/src/wx/CMakeLists.txt b/src/wx/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f391379..becc0a44 100644
--- a/src/wx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/wx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if(NOT TRANSLATIONS_ONLY AND NOT ENABLE_WX)
+    return()
+endif()
+
 # Do not use this file directly.  Always use the top level CMakeLists.txt file
 include(VbamFunctions)
 
@@ -114,22 +118,57 @@ if(NOT ZIP_PROGRAM)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-# Make the translations.zip
-if(ENABLE_NLS OR TRANSLATIONS_ONLY)
-    add_custom_command(
-        OUTPUT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/translations.zip
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -D "ZIP_PROGRAM=${ZIP_PROGRAM}" -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/make-translations-zip.cmake
+if(MSVC)
+    # Install gettext tools from nuget.
+
+    # First fetch the nuget binary.
+    if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/nuget.exe)
+        file(DOWNLOAD "https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe" ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/nuget.exe)
+    endif()
+
+    # Add nuget package source.
+    execute_process(
+        COMMAND nuget sources add -Name "NuGet official package source" -Source "https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json"
+        OUTPUT_QUIET
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-        DEPENDS translations make-translations-zip.cmake
     )
 
-    add_custom_target(
-        translations-zip
-        SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/translations.zip
+    # Install the Gettext.Tools package.
+    execute_process(
+        COMMAND nuget.exe install Gettext.Tools -OutputDirectory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/nuget
+        OUTPUT_QUIET
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
     )
+
+    # Find the path to the binaries in the package and add them to find path.
+    file(GLOB pkg ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/nuget/Gettext.Tools*)
+
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH ${pkg}/tools/bin)
 endif()
 
-if(TRANSLATIONS_ONLY OR NOT ENABLE_WX)
+find_package(Gettext REQUIRED)
+find_program(XGETTEXT xgettext)
+find_program(MSGINIT  msginit)
+
+if(NOT XGETTEXT OR NOT MSGINIT)
+    message(SEND_ERROR "Cannot find gettext xgettext:'${XGETTEXT}' msginit:'${MSGINIT}'")
+endif()
+
+# Make the translations.zip
+add_custom_command(
+    OUTPUT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/translations.zip
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -D "ZIP_PROGRAM=${ZIP_PROGRAM}" -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/make-translations-zip.cmake
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+    DEPENDS translations make-translations-zip.cmake
+)
+add_custom_target(
+    translations-zip
+    ALL
+    SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/translations.zip
+)
+
+if(TRANSLATIONS_ONLY)
+    # Nothing more to do if we are only building the translations.zip file.
     return()
 endif()
 
@@ -158,9 +197,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
     ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
-if(ENABLE_NLS)
-    add_dependencies(visualboyadvance-m translations-zip)
-endif()
+add_dependencies(visualboyadvance-m translations-zip)
 
 # on unix we have to check for X11 before we overwrite all the compile/link
 # flags with the wx tests
@@ -381,44 +418,6 @@ if(ENABLE_FFMPEG)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-if(ENABLE_NLS)
-    if(MSVC)
-        # Install gettext tools from nuget.
-
-        # First fetch the nuget binary.
-        if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/nuget.exe)
-            file(DOWNLOAD "https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe" ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/nuget.exe)
-        endif()
-
-        # Add nuget package source.
-        execute_process(
-            COMMAND nuget sources add -Name "NuGet official package source" -Source "https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json"
-            OUTPUT_QUIET
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-        )
-
-        # Install the Gettext.Tools package.
-        execute_process(
-            COMMAND nuget.exe install Gettext.Tools -OutputDirectory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/nuget
-            OUTPUT_QUIET
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-        )
-
-        # Find the path to the binaries in the package and add them to find path.
-        file(GLOB pkg ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/nuget/Gettext.Tools*)
-
-        list(APPEND CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH ${pkg}/tools/bin)
-    endif()
-
-    find_package(Gettext REQUIRED)
-    find_program(XGETTEXT xgettext)
-    find_program(MSGINIT  msginit)
-
-    if(NOT XGETTEXT OR NOT MSGINIT)
-        message(SEND_ERROR "Cannot find gettext xgettext:'${XGETTEXT}' msginit:'${MSGINIT}'")
-    endif()
-endif()
-
 # wxrc does not support xrs files in -c output (> 10x compression)
 # we do it using the bin2c.c utility.
 set(BIN2C ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin2c)
@@ -661,45 +660,43 @@ endif()
 
 # Update the gettext pot source.
 # Do this automatically instead of manually to make sure we don't forget to update.
-if(ENABLE_NLS)
-    add_custom_target(
-        vbam-wx-xrc-strings
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-            -E env
-            "PATH=$ENV{PATH}"
-            ${WXRC}
-            -g ${VBAM_XRC_FILES}
-            -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wx-xrc-strings.h
-        BYPRODUCTS
-            ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wx-xrc-strings.h
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-        DEPENDS
-            ${VBAM_XRC_FILES}
-    )
+add_custom_target(
+    vbam-wx-xrc-strings
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+        -E env
+        "PATH=$ENV{PATH}"
+        ${WXRC}
+        -g ${VBAM_XRC_FILES}
+        -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wx-xrc-strings.h
+    BYPRODUCTS
+        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wx-xrc-strings.h
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    DEPENDS
+        ${VBAM_XRC_FILES}
+)
 
-    add_custom_target(
-        vbam-wx-pot
-        COMMAND ${XGETTEXT}
-            -k_ -kN_ 
-            -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wxvbam.pot
-            ${VBAM_LOCALIZABLE_FILES} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wx-xrc-strings.h
-        BYPRODUCTS
-            ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wxvbam.pot
-        DEPENDS
-            ${VBAM_LOCALIZABLE_FILES} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wx-xrc-strings.h
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-    )
+add_custom_target(
+    vbam-wx-pot
+    COMMAND ${XGETTEXT}
+        -k_ -kN_ 
+        -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wxvbam.pot
+        ${VBAM_LOCALIZABLE_FILES} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wx-xrc-strings.h
+    BYPRODUCTS
+        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wxvbam.pot
+    DEPENDS
+        ${VBAM_LOCALIZABLE_FILES} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wx-xrc-strings.h
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+)
 
-    add_custom_command(
-        TARGET vbam-wx-pot
-        POST_BUILD
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-            -DSRC_DIR=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/po/wxvbam
-            -DBIN_DIR=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-            -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/check-pot-updated.cmake
-    )
-endif()
+add_custom_command(
+    TARGET vbam-wx-pot
+    POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+        -DSRC_DIR=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/po/wxvbam
+        -DBIN_DIR=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+        -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/check-pot-updated.cmake
+)
 
 find_program(GPG_PROGRAM gpg)
 if(GPG_PROGRAM)