diff --git a/package/gettext/Config.in b/package/gettext/Config.in
index de19410..ee7d8cb 100644
--- a/package/gettext/Config.in
+++ b/package/gettext/Config.in
@@ -7,11 +7,19 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT
 	  framework to help other GNU packages produce multi-lingual
 	  messages.
 
-	  Only the gettext libraries will be installed in the
+	  Only the libintl library will be installed in the
 	  target. The full gettext suite, including tools, will be
 	  installed in the staging directory.
 
 	  http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT_TOOLS
+	bool "Install gettext tools"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT
+	help
+	  This option allows to install the complete gettext suite in
+	  the target filesystem. This is typically not useful for
+	  correct operation of programs.
+
 comment "gettext requires a toolchain with WCHAR support"
 	depends on BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT && !BR2_USE_WCHAR
diff --git a/package/gettext/gettext.mk b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
index 4dff941..35c0bd2 100644
--- a/package/gettext/gettext.mk
+++ b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
@@ -3,147 +3,26 @@
 # gettext
 #
 #############################################################
-GETTEXT_VERSION:=0.16.1
-GETTEXT_SOURCE:=gettext-$(GETTEXT_VERSION).tar.gz
-GETTEXT_SITE:=$(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/gettext
-GETTEXT_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/gettext-$(GETTEXT_VERSION)
-GETTEXT_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
-GETTEXT_BINARY:=gettext-runtime/src/gettext
-GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/bin/gettext
-
-LIBINTL_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/lib/libintl.so
-
-$(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE):
-	 $(call DOWNLOAD,$(GETTEXT_SITE)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE))
-
-gettext-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE)
-
-$(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE)
-	$(GETTEXT_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
-	support/scripts/apply-patches.sh $(GETTEXT_DIR) package/gettext/ gettext\*.patch
-	$(call CONFIG_UPDATE,$(@D))
-	touch $@
-
-ifneq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT),y)
-IGNORE_EXTERNAL_GETTEXT:=--with-included-gettext
+GETTEXT_VERSION = 0.16.1
+GETTEXT_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/gettext
+GETTEXT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+GETTEXT_CONF_OPT += \
+	--disable-libasprintf \
+	--disable-openmp \
+	--disable-rpath \
+	--disable-java \
+	--disable-native-java \
+	--disable-csharp \
+	--disable-relocatable \
+	--without-emacs
+
+# When the gettext tools are not enabled in the configuration, we only
+# install libintl to the target.
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT_TOOLS),)
+define GETTEXT_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libintl*.so* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/
+endef
 endif
 
-$(GETTEXT_DIR)/.configured: $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked
-	(cd $(GETTEXT_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ARGS) \
-		ac_cv_func_strtod=yes \
-		ac_fsusage_space=yes \
-		fu_cv_sys_stat_statfs2_bsize=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_closedir_void=no \
-		ac_cv_func_getloadavg=no \
-		ac_cv_lib_util_getloadavg=no \
-		ac_cv_lib_getloadavg_getloadavg=no \
-		ac_cv_func_getgroups=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_getgroups_works=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_chown_works=yes \
-		ac_cv_have_decl_euidaccess=no \
-		ac_cv_func_euidaccess=no \
-		ac_cv_have_decl_strnlen=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_strnlen_working=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_lstat_empty_string_bug=no \
-		ac_cv_func_stat_empty_string_bug=no \
-		vb_cv_func_rename_trailing_slash_bug=no \
-		ac_cv_have_decl_nanosleep=yes \
-		jm_cv_func_nanosleep_works=yes \
-		gl_cv_func_working_utimes=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_utime_null=yes \
-		ac_cv_have_decl_strerror_r=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_strerror_r_char_p=no \
-		jm_cv_func_svid_putenv=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_getcwd_null=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_getdelim=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_mkstemp=yes \
-		utils_cv_func_mkstemp_limitations=no \
-		utils_cv_func_mkdir_trailing_slash_bug=no \
-		jm_cv_func_gettimeofday_clobber=no \
-		gl_cv_func_working_readdir=yes \
-		jm_ac_cv_func_link_follows_symlink=no \
-		utils_cv_localtime_cache=no \
-		ac_cv_struct_st_mtim_nsec=no \
-		gl_cv_func_tzset_clobber=no \
-		gl_cv_func_getcwd_null=yes \
-		gl_cv_func_getcwd_path_max=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_fnmatch_gnu=yes \
-		am_getline_needs_run_time_check=no \
-		am_cv_func_working_getline=yes \
-		gl_cv_func_mkdir_trailing_slash_bug=no \
-		gl_cv_func_mkstemp_limitations=no \
-		ac_cv_func_working_mktime=yes \
-		jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=yes \
-		ac_use_included_regex=no \
-		gl_cv_c_restrict=no \
-		./configure $(QUIET) \
-		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
-		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
-		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
-		--prefix=/usr \
-		--exec-prefix=/usr \
-		--disable-libasprintf \
-		--enable-shared \
-		$(IGNORE_EXTERNAL_GETTEXT) \
-		--disable-openmp \
-	)
-	touch $@
-
-$(GETTEXT_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_BINARY): $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR)
-	touch -c $(GETTEXT_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_BINARY)
-
-$(STAGING_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY): $(GETTEXT_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_BINARY)
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) install
-	$(SED) 's,/lib/,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/,g' $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libgettextlib.la
-	$(SED) 's,/lib/,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/,g' $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libgettextpo.la
-	$(SED) 's,/lib/,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/,g' $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libgettextsrc.la
-	$(SED) "s,^libdir=.*,libdir=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib\',g" $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libgettextlib.la
-	$(SED) "s,^libdir=.*,libdir=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib\',g" $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libgettextpo.la
-	$(SED) "s,^libdir=.*,libdir=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib\',g" $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libgettextsrc.la
-	$(SED) "s,^libdir=.*,libdir=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib\',g" $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libintl.la
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/, \
-		autopoint envsubst gettext.sh gettextize msg* ?gettext)
-	touch -c $@
-
-gettext-legal-info:
-	@$(call legal-warning-pkg,gettext,legal-info not yet implemented)
-
-gettext: host-pkg-config $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),libiconv) $(STAGING_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY) $(TARGET_DIR)/$(LIBINTL_TARGET_BINARY)
-
-gettext-unpacked: $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked
-
-gettext-clean:
-	-$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) uninstall
-	-$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) uninstall
-	-$(MAKE) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) clean
-
-gettext-dirclean:
-	rm -rf $(GETTEXT_DIR)
-
-#############################################################
-#
-# gettext on the target
-#
-#############################################################
-
-$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libintl.so: $(STAGING_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY)
-	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libgettext*.so* \
-		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libintl*.so* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/
-	$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libgettext*.so*
-	$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libintl*.so*
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/, \
-		libgettext*.so*.la libintl*.so*.la)
-	touch -c $@
-
-#############################################################
-#
-# Toplevel Makefile options
-#
-#############################################################
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),y)
-TARGETS+=gettext
-endif
+$(eval $(autotools-package))
