diff --git a/package/avahi/avahi.mk b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
index 03dc368..6a6f524 100644
--- a/package/avahi/avahi.mk
+++ b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
@@ -133,10 +133,7 @@ else
 AVAHI_CONF_OPT += --disable-python
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),y)
-AVAHI_DEPENDENCIES += gettext
-AVAHI_MAKE_OPT = LIBS=-lintl
-endif
+AVAHI_MAKE_OPT += $(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),LIBS=-lintl)
 
 define AVAHI_REMOVE_INITSCRIPT
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/avahi-*