diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xfd/xapp_xfd.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_xfd/xapp_xfd.mk
index 8bea7a2fa7..149e24b79a 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xfd/xapp_xfd.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xfd/xapp_xfd.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ XAPP_XFD_SOURCE = xfd-$(XAPP_XFD_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XAPP_XFD_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app
 XAPP_XFD_LICENSE = MIT
 XAPP_XFD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-XAPP_XFD_DEPENDENCIES = freetype fontconfig xlib_libXaw xlib_libXft
+XAPP_XFD_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	freetype \
+	fontconfig \
+	xlib_libXaw \
+	xlib_libXft \
+	$(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 XAPP_XFD_CONF_OPTS = --with-appdefaultdir=/usr/share/X11/app-defaults
+XAPP_XFD_CONF_ENV = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXKBFILE),y)
 XAPP_XFD_CONF_OPTS += --with-xkb