diff --git a/src/fe-text/Makefile.am b/src/fe-text/Makefile.am
index 6a973896..28d48060 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/fe-text/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+localedir = $(datadir)/locale
+
 bin_PROGRAMS = hexchat-text
 
 EXTRA_DIST = README 
 
-INCLUDES = $(COMMON_CFLAGS)
+INCLUDES = $(COMMON_CFLAGS) -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\"
 
 hexchat_text_LDADD = ../common/libxchatcommon.a $(COMMON_LIBS)
 hexchat_text_SOURCES = fe-text.c fe-text.h