diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a75c48ae0..026fa17dc0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ ifneq ($(BLOBS),)
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(SRC_PATH)/pc-bios/$$x "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)"; \
 	done
 endif
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_GTK),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_GTK),m)
 	$(MAKE) -C po $@
 endif
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)/keymaps"