diff --git a/debian/lenny/dependencies/libr/debian/control b/debian/lenny/dependencies/libr/debian/control
index 64166704e..b5451ebd0 100644
--- a/debian/lenny/dependencies/libr/debian/control
+++ b/debian/lenny/dependencies/libr/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Source: libr
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Erich E. Hoover <ehoover@mines.edu>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), quilt, autotools-dev, autopoint, pkg-config, libglade2-dev, binutils-dev, doxygen, cvs, automake, autoconf, libtool, libltdl-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), quilt, autotools-dev, gettext (< 0.18) | autopoint, pkg-config, libglade2-dev, binutils-dev, doxygen, cvs, automake, autoconf, libtool, libltdl-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4
 Section: libs
 Homepage: http://www.compholio.com/elficon/
diff --git a/debian/squeeze/dependencies/libr/debian/control b/debian/squeeze/dependencies/libr/debian/control
index 64166704e..b5451ebd0 100644
--- a/debian/squeeze/dependencies/libr/debian/control
+++ b/debian/squeeze/dependencies/libr/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Source: libr
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Erich E. Hoover <ehoover@mines.edu>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), quilt, autotools-dev, autopoint, pkg-config, libglade2-dev, binutils-dev, doxygen, cvs, automake, autoconf, libtool, libltdl-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), quilt, autotools-dev, gettext (< 0.18) | autopoint, pkg-config, libglade2-dev, binutils-dev, doxygen, cvs, automake, autoconf, libtool, libltdl-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4
 Section: libs
 Homepage: http://www.compholio.com/elficon/
diff --git a/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/libr/debian/control b/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/libr/debian/control
index 64166704e..b5451ebd0 100644
--- a/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/libr/debian/control
+++ b/ubuntu/maverick/dependencies/libr/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Source: libr
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Erich E. Hoover <ehoover@mines.edu>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), quilt, autotools-dev, autopoint, pkg-config, libglade2-dev, binutils-dev, doxygen, cvs, automake, autoconf, libtool, libltdl-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), quilt, autotools-dev, gettext (< 0.18) | autopoint, pkg-config, libglade2-dev, binutils-dev, doxygen, cvs, automake, autoconf, libtool, libltdl-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4
 Section: libs
 Homepage: http://www.compholio.com/elficon/