diff --git a/synfig-core/bootstrap.sh b/synfig-core/bootstrap.sh
index a6b982a..ed05eb9 100755
--- a/synfig-core/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/synfig-core/bootstrap.sh
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ AUTOPOINT='intltoolize --automake --copy' autoreconf --force --install --verbose
 # TODO: Drop this hack, and bump our intltool version requiement once the issue
 #       is fixed in intltool
 
-#echo "patching po/Makefile.in.in..."
-#sed 's/itlocaledir = $(prefix)\/$(DATADIRNAME)\/locale/itlocaledir = $(datarootdir)\/locale/' < po/Makefile.in.in > po/Makefile.in.in.tmp
-#mv --force po/Makefile.in.in.tmp po/Makefile.in.in
+echo "patching po/Makefile.in.in..."
+sed 's/itlocaledir = $(prefix)\/$(DATADIRNAME)\/locale/itlocaledir = $(datarootdir)\/locale/' < po/Makefile.in.in > po/Makefile.in.in.tmp
+mv --force po/Makefile.in.in.tmp po/Makefile.in.in
 
 echo "Done! Please run ./configure now."
diff --git a/synfig-core/configure.ac b/synfig-core/configure.ac
index e70f93d..2e47b8f 100644
--- a/synfig-core/configure.ac
+++ b/synfig-core/configure.ac
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_JPEG, test $with_jpeg = yes)
 
 AC_LIB_LTDL
 
-IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.51.0])
+IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.35.0])
 
 GETTEXT_PACKAGE=synfig
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
diff --git a/synfig-studio/bootstrap.sh b/synfig-studio/bootstrap.sh
index 9a91ff4..8b77521 100755
--- a/synfig-studio/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/synfig-studio/bootstrap.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ AUTOPOINT='intltoolize --automake --copy' autoreconf --force --install --verbose
 # TODO: Drop this hack, and bump our intltool version requiement once the issue
 #       is fixed in intltool
 
-#sed 's/itlocaledir = $(prefix)\/$(DATADIRNAME)\/locale/itlocaledir = $(datarootdir)\/locale/' < po/Makefile.in.in > po/Makefile.in.in.tmp
-#mv --force po/Makefile.in.in.tmp po/Makefile.in.in
+sed 's/itlocaledir = $(prefix)\/$(DATADIRNAME)\/locale/itlocaledir = $(datarootdir)\/locale/' < po/Makefile.in.in > po/Makefile.in.in.tmp
+mv --force po/Makefile.in.in.tmp po/Makefile.in.in
 
 echo "Done! Please run ./configure now."
diff --git a/synfig-studio/configure.ac b/synfig-studio/configure.ac
index dccf249..e84b1b1 100755
--- a/synfig-studio/configure.ac
+++ b/synfig-studio/configure.ac
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
 AC_LIBTOOL_PATCH
 
 ## AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.51.0])
+IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.35.0])
 
 GETTEXT_PACKAGE=synfigstudio
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)