diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c930df05e..6e91edc9d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ AC_SUBST(cf_cflags)
 AC_SUBST(cf_libs)
 
 #ALL_LINGUAS="bg de eo es fi fr ja pl pt ru zh_CN hu sl it cs da sk sv nb nl zh_TW ko"
-ALL_LINGUAS="bg de eo es fi fr ja pt ru zh_CN hu sl it cs da sk sv nb nl zh_TW"
+#ALL_LINGUAS="bg de eo es fi fr ja pt ru zh_CN hu sl it cs da sk sv nb nl zh_TW"
+# a lot of .po's are broken
+ALL_LINGUAS="bg ja ru hu sl it"
 AC_SUBST(ALL_LINGUAS)
 
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])