--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -4579,6 +4579,7 @@
 
 done
 
+if false; then
 for ac_header in libintl.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "libintl.h" "ac_cv_header_libintl_h" "$ac_includes_default"
@@ -4614,6 +4615,7 @@
 fi
 
 done
+fi
 
 
 ac_fn_c_check_type "$LINENO" "size_t" "ac_cv_type_size_t" "$ac_includes_default"