diff --git a/src/sound-theme-spec.c b/src/sound-theme-spec.c
index 32affd0..371e380 100644
--- a/src/sound-theme-spec.c
+++ b/src/sound-theme-spec.c
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <locale.h>
+#ifndef LC_MESSAGES
+#include <libintl.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "sound-theme-spec.h"
 #include "malloc.h"