diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index 23ce240123b36..9c2589e37e3e1 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -635,12 +635,15 @@ void game::toggle_pixel_minimap() const
 
 void game::toggle_language_to_en()
 {
+    // No-op if we aren't complied with localization
+#if defined(LOCALIZE)
     const std::string english = "en" ;
     static std::string secondary_lang = english;
     std::string current_lang = TranslationManager::GetInstance().GetCurrentLanguage();
     secondary_lang = current_lang != english ? current_lang : secondary_lang;
     std::string new_lang = current_lang != english ? english : secondary_lang;
     set_language( new_lang );
+#endif
 }
 
 bool game::is_tileset_isometric() const
diff --git a/src/translations.cpp b/src/translations.cpp
index a67df00b07943..9514b2bcbb43d 100644
--- a/src/translations.cpp
+++ b/src/translations.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ void set_language( const std::string &lang )
         current_language_version++;
     } while( current_language_version == INVALID_LANGUAGE_VERSION );
 
+#else
+    // Silence unused var warning
+    ( void ) lang;
 #endif // LOCALIZE
 
     reload_names();