diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8320449..1d05edd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2003,9 +2003,6 @@
 # FIXME: glib-gettext.m4 has much more checks to detect broken/uncompatible
 # implementations. This could be extended if issues are found in some platforms.
 libintl_deps = []
-if cc.has_function('ngettext')
-  have_bind_textdomain_codeset = cc.has_function('bind_textdomain_codeset')
-else
   # First just find the bare library.
   libintl = cc.find_library('intl', required : false)
   # The bare library probably won't link without help if it's static.
@@ -2037,7 +2034,6 @@
     have_bind_textdomain_codeset = cc.has_function('bind_textdomain_codeset',
                                                    dependencies : libintl_deps)
   endif
-endif
 
 glib_conf.set('HAVE_BIND_TEXTDOMAIN_CODESET', have_bind_textdomain_codeset)