diff --git a/package/quota/quota.mk b/package/quota/quota.mk
index aafce0d1e9..3921860264 100644
--- a/package/quota/quota.mk
+++ b/package/quota/quota.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ QUOTA_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 QUOTA_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 # We're patching configure.ac
 QUOTA_AUTORECONF = YES
+QUOTA_GETTEXTIZE = YES
 QUOTA_LIBS = $(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 QUOTA_CONF_OPTS = --disable-pie