--- git-1.8.1.2.ebuild.orig	2013-02-19 13:05:02.000000000 -0700
+++ git-1.8.1.2.ebuild	2013-02-19 13:05:30.000000000 -0700
@@ -310,7 +310,9 @@
 
 	if use subversion ; then
 		cd "${S}"/contrib/svn-fe
-		git_emake || die "emake svn-fe failed"
+		local EXTLIBS
+		[[ ${CHOST} = *-darwin* ]] && EXTLIBS="-lintl"
+		git_emake EXTLIBS="${EXTLIBS}" || die "emake svn-fe failed"
 		if use doc ; then
 			git_emake svn-fe.{1,html} || die "emake svn-fe.1 svn-fe.html failed"
 		fi