diff --git a/unotools/Library_utl.mk b/unotools/Library_utl.mk
index 0bfcbad..99acee1 100644
--- a/unotools/Library_utl.mk
+++ b/unotools/Library_utl.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_externals,utl,\
 	boost_locale \
 ))
 
+$(eval $(call gb_Library_add_libs,utl,\
+        -lintl \
+))
+
 $(eval $(call gb_Library_use_custom_headers,utl,\
  officecfg/registry \
 ))