diff --git a/include/vlc_fixups.h b/include/vlc_fixups.h
index ead019d..bed9cc0 100644
--- a/include/vlc_fixups.h
+++ b/include/vlc_fixups.h
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ typedef void *locale_t;
 #endif
 
 /* libintl support */
-#define _(str)           gettext(str)
-#define gettext(str)     vlc_gettext (str)
+#define _(str)           vlc_gettext(str)
+/* #define gettext(str)     vlc_gettext (str) */
 #define pgettext(ctx,id) vlc_pgettext(ctx,id)
 
 #define N_(str) gettext_noop (str)