diff --git a/libs/intltool/Makefile b/libs/intltool/Makefile
index 1b1d704bb..2d76bcf6c 100644
--- a/libs/intltool/Makefile
+++ b/libs/intltool/Makefile
@@ -34,5 +34,13 @@ define Package/intltool/description
   file formats using GNU gettext-compatible PO files. 
 endef
 
+define Require/perl-xml-parser
+  perl -e 'use XML::Parser;'
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call Require,perl-xml-parser, \
+	Please install Perl XML::Parser \
+))
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,intltool))
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))