--- gnustep-base-1.24.0/Source/NSBundle.m.orig	2012-10-16 12:15:55.257571946 +0200
+++ gnustep-base-1.24.0/Source/NSBundle.m	2012-10-16 12:17:07.335022132 +0200
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@
       table = [_localizations objectForKey: tableName];
     }
 
-  if (table == nil)
+  if (table == nil && _emptyTable != nil)
     {
       NSString	*tablePath;