diff --git a/srcpkgs/gettext/template b/srcpkgs/gettext/template
index 2aeac48bd2f..0871e89fa81 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gettext/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gettext/template
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	}
 fi
 
+post_install() {
+	if [ -e ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/libintl.h ]; then
+		rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/libintl.h
+	fi
+}
+
 gettext-devel_package() {
 	depends="gettext-libs>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"