diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fb8af46..5eaadb8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "$GETTEXT_PACKAGE", [Gettext package])
 
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19.8])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.19.7])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 
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