diff --git a/package/gettext-gnu/gettext-gnu.mk b/package/gettext-gnu/gettext-gnu.mk
index c63ad8cb36..28662e0dec 100644
--- a/package/gettext-gnu/gettext-gnu.mk
+++ b/package/gettext-gnu/gettext-gnu.mk
@@ -95,9 +95,5 @@ endef
 
 HOST_GETTEXT_GNU_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_GETTEXT_GNU_ADD_ABOUT_NLS
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT_GNU),y)
-GETTEXTIZE = $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) AUTOM4TE=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autom4te $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gettextize -f
-endif
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/gettext-tiny/gettext-tiny.mk b/package/gettext-tiny/gettext-tiny.mk
index 87e90bcc70..7db478d845 100644
--- a/package/gettext-tiny/gettext-tiny.mk
+++ b/package/gettext-tiny/gettext-tiny.mk
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ define HOST_GETTEXT_TINY_INSTALL_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/extra/Makevars.template $(HOST_DIR)/share/gettext-tiny/po/Makevars.template
 
 	$(Q)touch $(HOST_DIR)/share/gettext-tiny/ABOUT-NLS
+
+	# for gettextize
+	ln -sf $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/gettext-tiny $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/gettext
 endef
 
 # Install simple echo wrapper for gettext tool
@@ -101,12 +104,5 @@ define GETTEXT_TINY_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(GETTEXT_TINY_PKGDIR)/gettext-wrapper $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/gettext
 endef
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_SYSTEM_ENABLE_NLS),)
-GETTEXTIZE = $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-	     AUTOM4TE=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autom4te \
-	     gettext_datadir=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/gettext-tiny \
-	     $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gettextize -f
-endif
-
 $(eval $(generic-package))
 $(eval $(host-generic-package))
diff --git a/package/gettext/gettext.mk b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
index a86e26f69e..146d40e13b 100644
--- a/package/gettext/gettext.mk
+++ b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
+GETTEXTIZE = $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) AUTOM4TE=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autom4te $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gettextize -f
+
 $(eval $(virtual-package))
 $(eval $(host-virtual-package))