diff --git a/Xorg/lib/vte/Makefile b/Xorg/lib/vte/Makefile
index 7d6d48039..2e5f6dff7 100644
--- a/Xorg/lib/vte/Makefile
+++ b/Xorg/lib/vte/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNOME/$(PKG_NAME)/0.17
 PKG_MD5SUM:=ec6cb2668db7146eae7cfc48af98f3ed
 PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=intltool/host
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 -include $(if $(DUMP),,$(STAGING_DIR)/mk/python-package.mk)
 
@@ -103,10 +105,6 @@ define Package/python-vte/install
 		$(1)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/gtk-2.0
 endef
 
-$(eval $(call RequireCommand,intltool-update, \
-    $(PKG_NAME) requires intltool >= 0.35.0 \
-))
-
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,vte))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,python-vte))
 
diff --git a/Xorg/lib/wnck/Makefile b/Xorg/lib/wnck/Makefile
index 3b5fac4d8..4595cf2f9 100644
--- a/Xorg/lib/wnck/Makefile
+++ b/Xorg/lib/wnck/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=015b5d2e65d15448fa143513fce03541
 PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=intltool/host
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS+= \
diff --git a/libs/avahi/Makefile b/libs/avahi/Makefile
index 3e8301c78..6122e646c 100644
--- a/libs/avahi/Makefile
+++ b/libs/avahi/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://avahi.org/download/
 PKG_MD5SUM:=a83155a6e29e3988f07e5eea3287b21e
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libexpat libdaemon libgdbm
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libexpat libdaemon libgdbm intltool/host
 
 PKG_FIXUP = libtool
 
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@ define Package/avahi-dnsconfd/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/avahi-dnsconfd $(1)/usr/sbin/
 endef
 
-$(eval $(call RequireCommand,intltool-update, \
-	$(PKG_NAME) requires intltool >= 0.35.0 \
-))
-
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libavahi))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,avahi-autoipd))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,avahi-daemon))
diff --git a/libs/gconf2/Makefile b/libs/gconf2/Makefile
index e3f5eb820..3fa87ebae 100644
--- a/libs/gconf2/Makefile
+++ b/libs/gconf2/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=GConf-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNOME/GConf/2.24
 PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=orbit2/host
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=orbit2/host intltool/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
@@ -107,8 +107,5 @@ define Package/gconf2/install
 		$(1)/usr/bin/
 endef
 
-$(eval $(call RequireCommand,intltool-update, \
-	$(PKG_NAME) requires intltool >= 0.35.0 \
-))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libgconf2))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,gconf2))
diff --git a/libs/intltool/Makefile b/libs/intltool/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b1d704bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/intltool/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=intltool
+PKG_LIBVER:=0.40
+PKG_VERSION:=$(PKG_LIBVER).6
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNOME/intltool/$(PKG_LIBVER)
+PKG_MD5SUM:=69bc0353323112f42ad4f9cf351bc3e5
+
+PKG_HOST_ONLY:=1
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/intltool
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=set of tools to centralize translation using GNU gettext
+  URL:=http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/intltool
+  BUILDONLY:=1
+endef
+
+define Package/intltool/description
+  intltool is a set of tools to centralize translation of many different
+  file formats using GNU gettext-compatible PO files. 
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,intltool))
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))