diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9fbfc2e..3995245 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 data po
+SUBDIRS = src data
+
+if HAVE_PO
+
+SUBDIRS += po
+
+endif
 
 EDJE_FLAGS = -v \
 	     -id $(top_srcdir)/data/images
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ef33e56..ab5153e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,8 +23,18 @@ 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])
 release=$(pkg-config --variable=release enlightenment)
@@ -61,8 +71,8 @@ data/Makefile
 data/images/Makefile
 data/theme/Makefile
 src/Makefile
-po/Makefile.in
 module.desktop
+$po_makefile_in
 ], [
 ])