diff --git a/gst/gst-i18n-app.h b/gst/gst-i18n-app.h
index 06339b8bbb..b579c9d7a1 100644
--- a/gst/gst-i18n-app.h
+++ b/gst/gst-i18n-app.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
 
+#include <locale.h>  /* some people need it and some people don't */
 #include "gettext.h" /* included with gettext distribution and copied */
 
 /* we want to use shorthand _() for translating and N_() for marking */
diff --git a/gst/gst-i18n-lib.h b/gst/gst-i18n-lib.h
index e4eb45ee74..1902196d68 100644
--- a/gst/gst-i18n-lib.h
+++ b/gst/gst-i18n-lib.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
 
+#include <locale.h>  /* some people need it and some people don't */
 #include "gettext.h" /* included with gettext distribution and copied */
 
 /* we want to use shorthand _() for translating and N_() for marking */