--- po/Makefile.in.in.orig	2006-01-07 12:03:45.000000000 +0100
+++ po/Makefile.in.in	2006-01-07 12:04:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 
+# thomas: add GETTEXT_PACKAGE substitution as used in Makevars
+GETTEXT_PACKAGE = @GETTEXT_PACKAGE@
+
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 @SET_MAKE@
 
