diff --git a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
index 461be1527..3def3d049 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ if versionscript
 libcom_err_la_LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT)$(srcdir)/version-script.map
 endif
 
+libcom_err_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_libintl)
+
 bin_PROGRAMS = compile_et
 
 include_HEADERS = com_err.h com_right.h
 
 compile_et_SOURCES = compile_et.c compile_et.h parse.y lex.l lex.h
 
-libcom_err_la_CPPFLAGS = $(ROKEN_RENAME)
+libcom_err_la_CPPFLAGS = $(ROKEN_RENAME) $(INCLUDE_libintl)
 dist_libcom_err_la_SOURCES = error.c com_err.c roken_rename.h
 
 if do_roken_rename