diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3992ad93..ecd5fa05 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_aux_dir/ltconfig --no-reexec \
 $libtool_flags --disable-static --output=libtool-static --no-verify $ac_aux_dir/ltmain.sh $lt_target \
 || { echo "configure: error: libtool configure failed" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(string.h stdlib.h unistd.h dirent.h sys/ioctl.h libintl.h)
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(string.h stdlib.h unistd.h dirent.h sys/ioctl.h)
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(libintl.h langinfo.h)
 
 # check posix headers..
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/time.h sys/utsname.h regex.h)
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
index 15968002..5a7b2b64 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void settings_save_fe(const char *fname)
 
 static void settings_save_confirm(const char *line, char *fname)
 {
-	if (toupper(*line) == 'Y')
+	if (toupper(*line) == nl_langinfo(YESEXPR))
 		settings_save_fe(fname);
 	g_free(fname);
 }