diff --git a/package/gtkperf/gtkperf.mk b/package/gtkperf/gtkperf.mk
index 1d1230f1ed..cc0433984c 100644
--- a/package/gtkperf/gtkperf.mk
+++ b/package/gtkperf/gtkperf.mk
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 GTKPERF_VERSION = 0.40
 GTKPERF_SOURCE = gtkperf_$(GTKPERF_VERSION).tar.gz
 GTKPERF_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gtkperf/gtkperf/$(GTKPERF_VERSION)
-GTKPERF_DEPENDENCIES = libgtk2
+GTKPERF_DEPENDENCIES = libgtk2 $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 GTKPERF_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 GTKPERF_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+GTKPERF_CONF_ENV = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))