diff --git a/gettext-runtime/configure b/gettext-runtime/configure
index c21955a..902729a 100755
--- a/gettext-runtime/configure
+++ b/gettext-runtime/configure
@@ -26819,7 +26819,7 @@ else $as_nop
   gt_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
             CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $INCINTL"
             gt_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-            LIBS="$LIBS $LIBINTL"
+            LIBS="$LIBS $LIBINTL $INTL_MACOSX_LIBS"
                         cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */