diff --git a/pre-config b/pre-config
index bc4c6d83..8ce69f65 100755
--- a/pre-config
+++ b/pre-config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 aclocal && \
+gettextize && \
 autoconf && \
 autoheader && \
 automake -a && \