diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index bf300a9e3..187f161b4 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -825,6 +825,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([GB_INTL],
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(for external internationalization library)
 
   case "${host}" in
+    *-musl)
+      GB_INTL_LIB=-lintl
+      ;;
     *)
       GB_INTL_LIB=
       ;;