diff --git a/tools/build-utils.sh b/tools/build-utils.sh
index ac971710921c1683658c75e049b55b2f985ffe54..e59fd19236a748594a1de75655b3b9e9253ff4b0 100755
--- a/tools/build-utils.sh
+++ b/tools/build-utils.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ $TARGET/lisp/lisp \
 
 (setf *default-pathname-defaults* (ext:default-directory))
 (intl:install)
+(intl::translation-enable)
 (load "target:setenv")
 
 (pushnew :no-clx *features*)
diff --git a/tools/build-world.sh b/tools/build-world.sh
index ac9fde74a5f5ec6997948c36e61657c1dd1af22f..7fd3f54bfc8ca312eac4993f27fed19e14c16624 100755
--- a/tools/build-world.sh
+++ b/tools/build-world.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ $LISP "$@" -noinit -nositeinit <<EOF
 
 (setf *default-pathname-defaults* (ext:default-directory))
 (intl::install)
+(intl::translation-enable)
 
 (setf (ext:search-list "target:")
       '("$TARGET/" "src/"))