diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a8e625e3..09b81e6c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Gettext
 dnl
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external],[need-ngettext])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18.1])
 
 AC_PROG_RANLIB