diff --git a/package/iputils/iputils.mk b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
index 8e6a3e2fc5..b28222138f 100644
--- a/package/iputils/iputils.mk
+++ b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ IPUTILS_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_CRYPTO=none
 IPUTILS_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_NINFOD=false
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_SYSTEM_ENABLE_NLS),y)
+IPUTILS_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_GETTEXT=true
+else
+IPUTILS_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_GETTEXT=false
+endif
+
 IPUTILS_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_TRACEROUTE6=true
 
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