--- a/configure.ac	2014-01-24 19:04:05.633056872 +0100
+++ b/configure.ac	2014-01-24 19:04:34.685691757 +0100
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 AC_INIT([libguestfs],libguestfs_major.libguestfs_minor.libguestfs_release)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(0.18.3)
 
 dnl Initialize automake.  automake < 1.12 didn't have serial-tests and
 dnl gives an error if it sees this, but for automake >= 1.13