diff --git a/packages/sysutils/upower/build b/packages/sysutils/upower/build
index 99c7db3d8e..7d3507c2fe 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/upower/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/upower/build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 . config/options $1
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
+intltoolize --force
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \