diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 686f040..b704755 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Gettext
 dnl
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external],[need-ngettext])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19.8])
 
 AC_PROG_RANLIB