diff --git a/contrib/guix/manifest_build.scm b/contrib/guix/manifest_build.scm
index fc0b5b5d94e..d465b5e27df 100644
--- a/contrib/guix/manifest_build.scm
+++ b/contrib/guix/manifest_build.scm
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ chain for " target " development."))
                   "--disable-gcov"
                   "--disable-libgomp"
                   "--disable-lto"
+                  "--disable-nls"
                   #$building-on)))))))
 
 (define-public linux-base-gcc
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ chain for " target " development."))
                   "--disable-libquadmath"
                   "--disable-libsanitizer"
                   "--disable-lto"
+                  "--disable-nls"
                   #$building-on)))
         ((#:phases phases)
           #~(modify-phases #$phases