diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-unwrapped/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-unwrapped/package.nix
index f600139c83e23..6c26e4d1a6464 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-unwrapped/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-unwrapped/package.nix
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
         # That's because all dependencies were found and
         # third-party/CMakeLists.txt is not read at all.
         (lib.cmakeBool "USE_BUNDLED" false)
+        (lib.cmakeBool "ENABLE_TRANSLATIONS" true)
       ]
       ++ (
         if lua.pkgs.isLuaJIT then