diff --git a/src/gettext.h b/src/gettext.h
index 7c3a6ffab6799049cfab1b0f3e9953402f36aa50..493f9b21ba09e2bd6c1cce8591a28e10875ff98e 100644
--- a/src/gettext.h
+++ b/src/gettext.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "config.h" // for USE_GETTEXT
+
 #if USE_GETTEXT
 #include <libintl.h>
 #else