diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index fb99d040..17729a45 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ grep "^AM_GNU_GETTEXT" $srcdir/configure.ac >/dev/null && {
     DIE=1
   }
 }
+gettextize
 
 (automake --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
   echo