https://bugs.gentoo.org/959774

--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ AM_PATH_GPG_ERROR("$NEED_GPG_ERROR_VERSION",
 COMMON_CFLAGS="$GPG_ERROR_CFLAGS $COMMON_CFLAGS"
 COMMON_LIBS="$GPG_ERROR_LIBS $COMMON_LIBS"
 
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GPG_ERR_ENABLE_GETTEXT_MACROS, 1,
                    [Under Windows we use the gettext code from libgpg-error])