--- configure.ac.orig	2010-01-03 23:34:44.000000000 +0100
+++ configure.ac
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ test "x$GCC" = xyes || AC_MSG_ERROR([GCC
 
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
+AC_PATH_PROG([GETTEXTBIN], [gettext], [echo])
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 
 # Identify characteristics of the host architecture.
--- util/grub.d/10_kfreebsd.in.orig	2010-01-02 14:42:38.000000000 +0100
+++ util/grub.d/10_kfreebsd.in
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@ prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 bindir=@bindir@
 libdir=@libdir@
+gettext=@GETTEXTBIN@
 . ${libdir}/grub/grub-mkconfig_lib
 
-. ${bindir}/gettext.sh
+if [ "x${gettext}" != "xecho" ] && ! test -x "${gettext}" ; then
+  echo "10_kfreebsd: error: \`${gettext}' is missing." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 export TEXTDOMAIN=@PACKAGE@
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR=@localedir@
 
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ kfreebsd_entry ()
   version="$2"
   recovery="$3"	# not used yet
   args="$4"	# not used yet
-  title="$(gettext "%s, with kFreeBSD %s")"
+  title="$(${gettext} "%s, with kFreeBSD %s")"
   printf "menuentry \"${title}\" {\n" "${os}" "${version}"
   if [ -z "${prepare_boot_cache}" ]; then
     prepare_boot_cache="$(prepare_grub_to_access_device ${GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT} | sed -e "s/^/\t/")"
--- util/grub.d/10_linux.in.orig	2010-01-02 14:42:38.000000000 +0100
+++ util/grub.d/10_linux.in
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@ prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 bindir=@bindir@
 libdir=@libdir@
+gettext=@GETTEXTBIN@
 . ${libdir}/grub/grub-mkconfig_lib
 
-. ${bindir}/gettext.sh
+if [ "x${gettext}" != "xecho" ] && ! test -x "${gettext}" ; then
+  echo "10_linux: error: \`${gettext}' is missing." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 export TEXTDOMAIN=@PACKAGE@
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR=@localedir@
 
@@ -54,9 +59,9 @@ linux_entry ()
   recovery="$3"
   args="$4"
   if ${recovery} ; then
-    title="$(gettext "%s, with Linux %s (recovery mode)")"
+    title="$(${gettext} "%s, with Linux %s (recovery mode)")"
   else
-    title="$(gettext "%s, with Linux %s")"
+    title="$(${gettext} "%s, with Linux %s")"
   fi
   printf "menuentry \"${title}\" {\n" "${os}" "${version}"
   if [ -z "${prepare_boot_cache}" ]; then