diff --git a/glib-patches/no-gettext.patch b/glib-patches/no-gettext.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..342ce76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glib-patches/no-gettext.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+diff --git a/glib/configure.ac b/glib/configure.ac
+index a78d516..8ac9631 100644
+--- a/glib/configure.ac
++++ b/glib/configure.ac
+@@ -455,23 +455,12 @@ dnl
+ dnl gettext support
+ dnl
+ 
+-GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
+-
+-if test "$gt_cv_have_gettext" != "yes" ; then
+-  AC_MSG_ERROR([
+-*** You must have either have gettext support in your C library, or use the 
+-*** GNU gettext library. (http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/gettext.html
+-])
+-fi
+-
+-LIBS="$INTLLIBS $LIBS"
+-
+ GETTEXT_PACKAGE=glib20
+ AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, ["$GETTEXT_PACKAGE"], 
+   [Define the gettext package to be used])
+ 
+-GLIB_DEFINE_LOCALEDIR(GLIB_LOCALE_DIR)
++AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([GLIB_LOCALE_DIR], [""], [Dummy catalog directory])
+ 
+ dnl
+ dnl Now we are done with gettext checks, figure out ICONV_LIBS
+diff --git a/glib/glib/ggettext.c b/glib/glib/ggettext.c
+index ff1bb6b..c2d1ad5 100644
+--- a/glib/glib/ggettext.c
++++ b/glib/glib/ggettext.c
+@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <locale.h>
+-#include <libintl.h>
++#include "glibintl.h"
+ 
+ #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+ 
diff --git a/glib-patches/patchlist b/glib-patches/patchlist
index e539292..065bb5c 100644
--- a/glib-patches/patchlist
+++ b/glib-patches/patchlist
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ no-installed-files.patch
 foreign-automake.patch
 no-gregex.patch
 no-pkg-config.patch
+no-gettext.patch
 cross-compiling.patch
 static-only.patch
diff --git a/glib/configure.ac b/glib/configure.ac
index a78d516..8ac9631 100644
--- a/glib/configure.ac
+++ b/glib/configure.ac
@@ -455,23 +455,12 @@ dnl
 dnl gettext support
 dnl
 
-GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
-
-if test "$gt_cv_have_gettext" != "yes" ; then
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([
-*** You must have either have gettext support in your C library, or use the 
-*** GNU gettext library. (http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/gettext.html
-])
-fi
-
-LIBS="$INTLLIBS $LIBS"
-
 GETTEXT_PACKAGE=glib20
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, ["$GETTEXT_PACKAGE"], 
   [Define the gettext package to be used])
 
-GLIB_DEFINE_LOCALEDIR(GLIB_LOCALE_DIR)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([GLIB_LOCALE_DIR], [""], [Dummy catalog directory])
 
 dnl
 dnl Now we are done with gettext checks, figure out ICONV_LIBS
diff --git a/glib/glib/ggettext.c b/glib/glib/ggettext.c
index ff1bb6b..c2d1ad5 100644
--- a/glib/glib/ggettext.c
+++ b/glib/glib/ggettext.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <locale.h>
-#include <libintl.h>
+#include "glibintl.h"
 
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32