diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a10a1b3c8..c4cf8c6a9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -296,6 +296,12 @@ if cc.has_function('SYS_memfd_create', prefix : '#include <sys/syscall.h>')
   cdata.set('HAVE_MEMFD', 1)
 endif
 
+if cc.has_function('libintl_dgettext')
+  libintl_dep = []
+else
+  libintl_dep = cc.find_library('intl')
+endif
+
 # Symbols
 
 if cc.has_header_symbol('signal.h', 'SIGXCPU')
diff --git a/src/daemon/meson.build b/src/daemon/meson.build
index 9bc3bf18e..9c9f807e7 100644
--- a/src/daemon/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/meson.build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ executable('pulseaudio',
   include_directories : [configinc, topinc],
   link_args : ['-ffast-math'],
   link_with : [libpulsecore, libpulsecommon, libpulse],
-  dependencies : [ltdl_dep, cap_dep, dbus_dep, libsystemd_dep, dl_dep],
+  dependencies : [ltdl_dep, cap_dep, dbus_dep, libsystemd_dep, dl_dep, libintl_dep],
   c_args : pa_c_args,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index c9b71a484..832c0de0d 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ libpulsecommon = shared_library('pulsecommon-' + pa_version_major_minor,
   install_dir : privlibdir,
   dependencies : [
     libm_dep, thread_dep, dl_dep, shm_dep, iconv_dep, sndfile_dep, dbus_dep,
-    x11_dep, libsystemd_dep, glib_dep, gtk_dep, asyncns_dep
+    x11_dep, libsystemd_dep, glib_dep, gtk_dep, asyncns_dep, libintl_dep,
   ],
   implicit_include_directories : false)
 
diff --git a/src/pulse/meson.build b/src/pulse/meson.build
index 00c686772..2a6f78489 100644
--- a/src/pulse/meson.build
+++ b/src/pulse/meson.build
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ libpulse = shared_library('pulse',
   link_args : [nodelete_link_args, versioning_link_args],
   install : true,
   install_rpath : privlibdir,
-  dependencies : [libm_dep, thread_dep, libpulsecommon_dep, dbus_dep, dl_dep, iconv_dep],
+  dependencies : [libm_dep, thread_dep, libpulsecommon_dep, dbus_dep, dl_dep, iconv_dep, libintl_dep],
   implicit_include_directories : false)
 
-libpulse_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: libpulse)
+libpulse_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: libpulse, dependencies: libintl_dep)
 
 install_data(
   libpulse_headers, 'simple.h',
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/meson.build b/src/pulsecore/meson.build
index 19f6b9e99..0bd596cbd 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/meson.build
+++ b/src/pulsecore/meson.build
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ libpulsecore = shared_library('pulsecore-' + pa_version_major_minor,
   install_rpath : privlibdir,
   install_dir : privlibdir,
   link_with : libpulsecore_simd_lib,
-  dependencies : [libm_dep, libpulsecommon_dep, libpulse_dep, ltdl_dep, shm_dep, sndfile_dep, database_dep, dbus_dep, libatomic_ops_dep, orc_dep, samplerate_dep, soxr_dep, speex_dep, x11_dep],
+  dependencies : [libm_dep, libpulsecommon_dep, libpulse_dep, ltdl_dep, shm_dep, sndfile_dep, database_dep, dbus_dep, libatomic_ops_dep, orc_dep, samplerate_dep, soxr_dep, speex_dep, x11_dep, libintl_dep],
   implicit_include_directories : false)
 
 libpulsecore_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: libpulsecore)
diff --git a/src/tests/meson.build b/src/tests/meson.build
index 621c2c965..a03d73cdb 100644
--- a/src/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/meson.build
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ default_tests = [
   [ 'queue-test', 'queue-test.c',
     [ check_dep, libpulse_dep, libpulsecommon_dep, libpulsecore_dep ] ],
   [ 'resampler-test', 'resampler-test.c',
-    [            libpulse_dep, libpulsecommon_dep, libpulsecore_dep ] ],
+    [            libpulse_dep, libpulsecommon_dep, libpulsecore_dep, libintl_dep ] ],
   [ 'rtpoll-test', 'rtpoll-test.c',
     [ check_dep, libpulse_dep, libpulsecommon_dep, libpulsecore_dep ] ],
   [ 'smoother-test', 'smoother-test.c',
diff --git a/src/utils/meson.build b/src/utils/meson.build
index d00e030ae..dedf4e404 100644
--- a/src/utils/meson.build
+++ b/src/utils/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ executable('pacat',
   install_rpath : privlibdir,
   include_directories : [configinc, topinc],
   link_with : [libpulsecommon, libpulse],
-  dependencies : [sndfile_dep],
+  dependencies : [sndfile_dep, libintl_dep],
   c_args : pa_c_args,
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ executable('pactl',
   install_rpath : privlibdir,
   include_directories : [configinc, topinc],
   link_with : [libpulsecommon, libpulse],
-  dependencies : [sndfile_dep],
+  dependencies : [sndfile_dep, libintl_dep],
   c_args : pa_c_args,
 )
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ executable('pasuspender',
   install_rpath : privlibdir,
   include_directories : [configinc, topinc],
   link_with : [libpulsecommon, libpulse],
+  dependencies: [libintl_dep],
   c_args : pa_c_args,
 )
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ executable('pacmd',
   install_rpath : privlibdir,
   include_directories : [configinc, topinc],
   link_with : [libpulsecommon, libpulse],
+  dependencies: [libintl_dep],
   c_args : pa_c_args,
 )
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ if x11_dep.found()
     install_rpath : privlibdir,
     include_directories : [configinc, topinc],
     link_with : [libpulsecommon, libpulse],
-    dependencies : [x11_dep],
+    dependencies : [x11_dep, libintl_dep],
     c_args : pa_c_args,
   )
 endif