diff --git a/config.lib b/config.lib
--- a/config.lib
+++ b/config.lib
@@ -657,11 +657,11 @@ check_params() {
 	if [ "$enable_translator" != "0" ]
 	then
 		log 1 "checking translator... debug"
-		strgen_flags=""
+		# -t shows TODO items, normally they are muted
+		strgen_flags="-t"
 	else
 		log 1 "checking translator... no"
-		# -t shows TODO items, normally they are muted
-		strgen_flags="-t"
+		strgen_flags=""
 	fi
 
 	if [ "$enable_assert" != "0" ]