diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1da8a26c..5942e6a8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ AM_ICONV
 AM_LANGINFO_CODESET
 
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18])
-m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_REQUIRE_VERSION], [
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_REQUIRE_VERSION([0.18])
-])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19])
+#m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_REQUIRE_VERSION], [
+#AM_GNU_GETTEXT_REQUIRE_VERSION([0.19])
+#])
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([clock_gettime], [have_clock_gettime=yes],
   [AC_CHECK_LIB([rt], [clock_gettime], [have_clock_gettime=-lrt],