diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dde032476..30daa729f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -459,7 +459,14 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(E_THUMB, [
   ecore-file >= 1.2.0
   ecore-ipc >= 1.2.0
   eet >= 1.6.0
+  efreet >= 1.2.0
+])
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(EFREET_1_3, [
   efreet >= 1.2.99
+], [
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EFREET_1_3, 1, [ Have efreet 1.3 ])
+], [
 ])
 
 efm_requires="\
diff --git a/src/bin/e_intl.c b/src/bin/e_intl.c
index 0f6935bed..10033d2b7 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_intl.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_intl.c
@@ -191,7 +191,9 @@ e_intl_language_set(const char *lang)
         e_util_env_set("LANG", lang);
         /* Unset LANGUAGE, apparently causes issues if set */
         e_util_env_set("LANGUAGE", NULL);
+#if HAVE_EFREET_1_3
         efreet_lang_reset();
+#endif
         setlocale(LC_ALL, lang);
      }
    else