diff --git a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.59.0.md b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.59.0.md
index 68f445159..8a04d343d 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.59.0.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-0.59.0.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ endif
 one may simply use:
 
 ```
-intl_dep = dependency('intl')
+intl_dep = dependency('intl', required: false)
 
 if intl_dep.found()
   # build options that need gettext