diff --git a/package/powertop/powertop.mk b/package/powertop/powertop.mk
index 43d70a30ad..b253a5668a 100644
--- a/package/powertop/powertop.mk
+++ b/package/powertop/powertop.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ POWERTOP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 # We're patching Makefile.am
 POWERTOP_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT),y)
 POWERTOP_DEPENDENCIES += gettext
 POWERTOP_CONF_ENV += LIBS='-lintl'
 endif