--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 dnl AM_BINRELOC
 dnl ALL_LINGUAS="es fr sv"
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(0.17)
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
