diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfce4-battery-plugin/template b/srcpkgs/xfce4-battery-plugin/template
index 053abe5a7a1..cb06f004f21 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xfce4-battery-plugin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfce4-battery-plugin/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'xfce4-battery-plugin'
 pkgname=xfce4-battery-plugin
 version=1.1.3
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-locales-dir=/usr/share/locale"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
 makedepends="xfce4-panel-devel"
 short_desc="Battery monitor plugin for the Xfce panel"