--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = lib intl src po man testsuite
+SUBDIRS = lib src man testsuite
 EXTRA_DIST = check.lrzsz COMPATABILITY README.cvs README.isdn4linux \
 	README.gettext rpmrc buildrpm systype.in fastcheck.sh README.tests \
 	beos-runpiped.c fastcheck.beos
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ USE_NLS = @USE_NLS@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 l = @l@
 
-SUBDIRS = lib intl src po man testsuite
+SUBDIRS = lib src man testsuite
 EXTRA_DIST = check.lrzsz COMPATABILITY README.cvs README.isdn4linux 	README.gettext rpmrc buildrpm systype.in fastcheck.sh README.tests 	beos-runpiped.c fastcheck.beos
 
 noinst_SCRIPTS = systype
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ dnl AC_PROG_MAKE_SET included in AM_INIT
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_ISC_POSIX
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 AC_C_CONST
 AC_C_INLINE