diff --git a/packages/sysutils/hal/build b/packages/sysutils/hal/build
index 1d64ee2b6c..47317d4832 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/hal/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/hal/build
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 . config/options
 
 $SCRIPTS/build toolchain
-$SCRIPTS/build gettext
 $SCRIPTS/build pciutils
 $SCRIPTS/build udev
 $SCRIPTS/build expat
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/hal/install b/packages/sysutils/hal/install
index bc6049dee5..ad17e14996 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/hal/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/hal/install
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ $SCRIPTS/install glib
 $SCRIPTS/install udev
 $SCRIPTS/install dbus
 $SCRIPTS/install dbus-glib
-$SCRIPTS/install gettext
 $SCRIPTS/install util-linux-ng
 
 add_user haldaemon x 68 68 "HAL daemon" "/" "/bin/sh"