diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index bc3019b53..ef4fb4fd7 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -33,14 +33,16 @@
 import gettext
 import locale
 import os
+import platform
 
 from common import INSTALL_PREFIX
 
 APP = 'deluge'
 DIR = os.path.join(INSTALL_PREFIX, 'share', 'locale')
 locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
-locale.bindtextdomain(APP, DIR)
-locale.textdomain(APP)
+if platform.system() != "Windows":
+    locale.bindtextdomain(APP, DIR)
+    locale.textdomain(APP)
 gettext.bindtextdomain(APP, DIR)
 gettext.textdomain(APP)
 gettext.install(APP, DIR)