diff --git a/package/mc/mc.mk b/package/mc/mc.mk
index f83905d89b..4e76b618d8 100644
--- a/package/mc/mc.mk
+++ b/package/mc/mc.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ MC_SOURCE = mc-$(MC_VERSION).tar.xz
 MC_SITE = http://ftp.midnight-commander.org
 MC_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 MC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-MC_DEPENDENCIES = libglib2 host-pkgconf
+MC_DEPENDENCIES = libglib2 host-pkgconf $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
+MC_CONF_ENV = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GPM),y)
 MC_CONF_OPTS += --with-gpm-mouse