diff --git a/dev-vcs/git/git-1.8.1.ebuild b/dev-vcs/git/git-1.8.1.ebuild
index 1bfa55a..3338847 100644
--- a/dev-vcs/git/git-1.8.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-vcs/git/git-1.8.1.ebuild
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ src_prepare() {
                -e '/$(INSTALL)/s/ $(libexecdir)/ $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/g' \
                -e '/$(INSTALL)/s/ $(man1dir)/ $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/g'  \
                contrib/subtree/Makefile
+
+       if [[ $CHOST == *-darwin* ]]; then
+               sed -i \
+               -e 's:EXTLIBS =:EXTLIBS = -lintl:' \
+               contrib/svn-fe/Makefile
+       fi
 }
 
 git_emake() {