--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2003,8 +2003,8 @@ endif
 # FIXME: glib-gettext.m4 has much more checks to detect broken/uncompatible
 # implementations. This could be extended if issues are found in some platforms.
 libintl_deps = []
-if cc.has_function('ngettext')
-  have_bind_textdomain_codeset = cc.has_function('bind_textdomain_codeset')
+if true
+  have_bind_textdomain_codeset = cc.has_function('bind_textdomain_codeset', prefix :'#include <libintl.h>')
 else
   # First just find the bare library.
   libintl = cc.find_library('intl', required : false)
