diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 88f4f9f21..29297423f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ if test "$gtk_ok" = "yes"; then
 fi
 
 # i18n stuff
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19.3])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 LIBS="$LIBS $LIBINTL"