diff --git a/package/yad/yad.mk b/package/yad/yad.mk
index d674316cf3..01bf334a75 100644
--- a/package/yad/yad.mk
+++ b/package/yad/yad.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ YAD_SOURCE = yad-$(YAD_VERSION).tar.xz
 YAD_SITE = http://sourceforge.net/projects/yad-dialog/files
 YAD_LICENSE = GPL-3.0
 YAD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-YAD_DEPENDENCIES = host-intltool host-pkgconf
+YAD_DEPENDENCIES = host-intltool host-pkgconf $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
+YAD_CONF_ENV = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 YAD_CONF_OPTS = --enable-html=no
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11),y)