diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index bca9342..7bfa186 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in aclocal.m4 config.guess config.h.in \
 		       config.sub configure depcomp install-sh ltmain.sh \
 		       missing module.desktop config.rpath mkinstalldirs
 
-SUBDIRS = src po
+SUBDIRS = src
+
+if HAVE_PO
+
+SUBDIRS += po
+
+endif
 
 EDJE_FLAGS = -v \
 	     -id $(top_srcdir)/images
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 062fccc..b6e8675 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,8 +24,18 @@ define([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_CXX_CONFIG], [:])dnl
 define([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_F77_CONFIG], [:])dnl
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
+m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.14])
+])
+
+m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT], [
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(0.14)
+po_makefile_in=po/Makefile.in
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PO], [true])
+],[
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PO], [false])
+])
+AC_SUBST(LTLIBINTL)
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(E, [enlightenment])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(EVRY, [everything, enotify])
@@ -60,8 +70,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(homedir-install,
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
 src/Makefile
-po/Makefile.in
 module.desktop
 e_module.spec
+$po_makefile_in
 ], [
 ])