diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ef3e3c6a5b826ddd4eb2a72105a42217d0ca2f5e..69301a56f860ad1b334a32805e3bf6b030c9e313 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_CYGWIN], [test "`uname | grep \"CYGWIN\"`" != ""])
 dnl check for basic programs
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_PROG_INTLTOOL
+AC_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.31], [no-xml])
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 dnl Check C Compiler Characteristics