--- a/bootstrap.gmk
+++ b/bootstrap.gmk
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 	echo done > $@
 
 $(OUTDIR)/sed/ts-configured: $(OUTDIR)/sed/ts-autoreconf
-	cd $(OUTDIR)/sed && $(SRCDIR)/src/sed/configure --without-libintl --disable-nls
+	cd $(OUTDIR)/sed && $(SRCDIR)/src/sed/configure --disable-nls
 	echo done > $@
 
 $(OUTDIR)/sed/config.h: $(OUTDIR)/sed/ts-configured