diff --git a/package/glib-networking/Config.in b/package/glib-networking/Config.in
index dab35ea..f1aa7ee 100644
--- a/package/glib-networking/Config.in
+++ b/package/glib-networking/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GLIB_NETWORKING
 	bool "glib-networking"
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # glib2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE
 	help
 	  Network-related GIO modules for glib.
 
