diff --git a/src/bin/private.h b/src/bin/private.h
index 93142b43..d7b6b2c4 100644
--- a/src/bin/private.h
+++ b/src/bin/private.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if HAVE_GETTEXT && ENABLE_NLS
+#include <libintl.h>
 #define _(string) gettext (string)
 #else
 #define _(string) (string)