diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson.build
index afa24b1d5..9856341aa 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/meson.build	
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ if not xgettext.found()
   error('MESON_SKIP_TEST xgettext not found.')
 endif
 
-if not meson.get_compiler('c').has_header('libintl.h')
-  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST libintl.h not found.')
+intl = dependency('intl', required: false)
+if not intl.found()
+  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST libintl/gettext functions not found.')
 endif
 
 i18n = import('i18n')
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/src/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/src/meson.build
index 2c1002774..cda3ea4ac 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/src/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/6 gettext/src/meson.build	
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 executable('intlprog', 'intlmain.c', install : true,
-  dependencies : meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('intl', required : false))
+  dependencies : intl)