diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7429f614..67b0bf0c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -410,17 +410,11 @@ test "${ENABLE_XATTR}" = "yes" && AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_XATTR], 1,
 #
 # Gettext
 #
-m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT], [
-  AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external],[need-ngettext])
-  AC_CONFIG_FILES([po/Makefile.in])
-  have_po=yes
-], [
-  have_po=no
-])
-m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external],[need-ngettext])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([po/Makefile.in])
+have_po=yes
 #do not indent here
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.21])
-])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PO], [ test "$have_po" = "yes" ])
 
 #