1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/updatesync.sh.in b/scripts/updatesync.sh.in
index 58ae0d56..5f5cc6c9 100644
--- a/scripts/updatesync.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/updatesync.sh.in
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ check_force () {
 
 # PROGRAM START
 
+# determine whether we have gettext; make it a no-op if we do not
+if [ ! $(type -t gettext) ]; then
+	gettext() {
+		echo "$@"
+	}
+fi
+
 if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "--help" ]; then
 	usage
 	exit 0