--- libcddb-1.3.2/configure.ac
+++ libcddb-1.3.2/configure.ac
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 LIBCDDB_VERSION_NUM=131
 AC_SUBST(LIBCDDB_VERSION_NUM)
 
+dnl Required for >=gettext-0.24
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT(external)
 dnl iconv uses gettext macros (dependency on config.rpath)
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(0.14.4)