diff --git a/cmake/FindGettext.cmake b/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
index 358734688..ffcbf7ef4 100644
--- a/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ find_path(LIBINTL_INCLUDE
 )
 
 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${LIBINTL_INCLUDE})
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-lintl")
 
 check_include_files(libintl.h HAVE_LIBINTL_H)