diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 122d26c..96fd6e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-LANGUAGE = PORTUGUESE
-CFLAGS = -g -Og -pipe -Ipo/ -D$(LANGUAGE)
+LANGUAGE = po/strings_pt.c
+CFLAGS = -g -Og -pipe -Ipo/ -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 # defaults to cproc because "why not?"
 CC = cproc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ bindir = $(PREFIX)/bin
 
 all: ep
 
-ep: ep.c out.c path.c git.c
+ep: ep.c out.c path.c git.c $(LANGUAGE)
 
 install: ep
 	install -m755 $< $(bindir)/ep
diff --git a/po/info_strings.h b/po/info_strings.h
index 794a69c..19775f1 100644
--- a/po/info_strings.h
+++ b/po/info_strings.h
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-#if defined(PORTUGUESE)
-# include "strings_pt.h"
-#elif defined(ENGLISH)
-# include "strings_en.h"
-#else
-# error "No language selected!"
-#endif
+extern const char *unknowndir;
diff --git a/po/strings_en.c b/po/strings_en.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc40a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/strings_en.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const char *unknowndir = "[unknown]";
diff --git a/po/strings_en.h b/po/strings_en.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b189a00..0000000
--- a/po/strings_en.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-static const char *unknowndir = "[unknown]";
diff --git a/po/strings_pt.c b/po/strings_pt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8199a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/strings_pt.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const char *unknowndir = "[desconhecido]";
diff --git a/po/strings_pt.h b/po/strings_pt.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b3fc4ae..0000000
--- a/po/strings_pt.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-static const char *unknowndir = "[desconhecido]";