diff --git a/lib/libalpm/Makefile.am b/lib/libalpm/Makefile.am
index 6549066f..00fc0b38 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libalpm/Makefile.am
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ libalpm_la_SOURCES = \
 	util.h util.c
 
 libalpm_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info $(LIB_VERSION_INFO)
+libalpm_la_LIBADD = $(LTLIBINTL)
 
 # vim:set ts=2 sw=2 noet:
diff --git a/src/pacman/Makefile.am b/src/pacman/Makefile.am
index 0395432e..5e287404 100644
--- a/src/pacman/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/pacman/Makefile.am
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ pacman_SOURCES = \
 	callback.h callback.c \
 	util.h util.c
 
-pacman_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/libalpm/.libs/libalpm.la
+LDADD = $(LTLIBINTL) $(top_builddir)/lib/libalpm/.libs/libalpm.la
 
 pacman_static_SOURCES = $(pacman_SOURCES)
 pacman_static_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -all-static
-pacman_static_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/libalpm/.libs/libalpm.la
 
 # vim:set ts=2 sw=2 noet: