diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index feb2be67..05058e12 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Gettext
 dnl
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external],[need-ngettext])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19.3])
 
 AC_PROG_RANLIB