diff --git a/legacy/ecore/configure.ac b/legacy/ecore/configure.ac
index 784cefa120..3d93c9b094 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/ecore/configure.ac
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ VMAJ=v_maj
 AC_SUBST(VMAJ)
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
 ])
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT], [