--- src/core/Makefile.in.orig
+++ src/core/Makefile.in
@@ -730,7 +730,8 @@
 
 gnunet_core_LDADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/src/core/libgnunetcore.la \
-  $(top_builddir)/src/util/libgnunetutil.la
+  $(top_builddir)/src/util/libgnunetutil.la \
+  $(GN_LIBINTL)
 
 gnunet_core_DEPENDENCIES = \
   libgnunetcore.la