diff --git a/src/translations.cpp b/src/translations.cpp
--- a/src/translations.cpp
+++ b/src/translations.cpp
@@ -52,13 +52,11 @@ std::string locale_dir()
 #define CATA_IS_ON_BSD
 #endif

-#if !defined(__ANDROID__) && ((defined(__linux__) || defined(CATA_IS_ON_BSD) || (defined(MACOSX) && !defined(TILES))))
     if( !PATH_INFO::base_path().get_logical_root_path().empty() ) {
         loc_dir = ( PATH_INFO::base_path() / "share" / "locale" ).generic_u8string();
     } else {
         loc_dir = PATH_INFO::langdir();
     }
-#endif
 #endif // LOCALIZE
     return loc_dir;
 }
