diff --git a/gst/avi/gstavi.c b/gst/avi/gstavi.c
index 38ef65088b..bedc50b25f 100644
--- a/gst/avi/gstavi.c
+++ b/gst/avi/gstavi.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #include "gstavimux.h"
 #include "gstavisubtitle.h"
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_NLS
+#include <locale.h>
+#endif /* ENABLE_NLS */
+
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {