diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 620bb26..ce48364 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([GETTEXT_PACKAGE], "$GETTEXT_PACKAGE",
 AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
 AM_GLIB_DEFINE_LOCALEDIR(GNOMELOCALEDIR)
 
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.25])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 
 AC_PROG_CC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O