diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 885194d4..8a5af520 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ dnl Gettext
 dnl
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external],[need-ngettext])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19.3])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_REQUIRE_VERSION([0.19.3])
 
 AC_PROG_RANLIB