diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 598f31858..8717f5c66 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 
 # Checks for library functions.
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18])
 AC_FUNC_ERROR_AT_LINE
 AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL
 
@@ -522,4 +522,4 @@ echo "Zlib:           $have_zlib"
 echo "Epoll:          $have_epoll"
 echo "Bittorrent:     $enable_bittorrent"
 echo "Metalink:       $enable_metalink"
-echo "XML-RPC:        $enable_xml_rpc"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "XML-RPC:        $enable_xml_rpc"