diff --git a/config/configure.in b/config/configure.in
index f2dd838b..e1b5ed47 100644
--- a/config/configure.in
+++ b/config/configure.in
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.config.in])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.25])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
+
 CONFIGURE_RUN=yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGUMENTS=$ac_configure_args
 echo "Arguments to configure: $CONFIGURE_ARGUMENTS"