diff --git a/project/config/cfgdefs.sh b/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
index 1d3014c..64d8dc1 100644
--- a/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
+++ b/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ cfgdefs_perform_common_tests()
 		cfgtest_cflags_append '-DHAVE_GETRANDOM_SYSCALL'
 	fi
 
+	# libintl
+	cfgtest_newline
+	cfgtest_comment 'libintl'
+
+	if cfgtest_library_presence -lintl; then
+		cfgtest_ldflags_append '-Wl,--as-needed -lintl -Wl,--no-as-needed'
+	fi
+
 	# ncurses
 	cfgtest_newline
 	cfgtest_comment 'ncurses/ncursesw'