diff --git a/net-mgmt/wifimgr/Makefile b/net-mgmt/wifimgr/Makefile
index 3d877e19c9f2..e1f86b36335f 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/wifimgr/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/wifimgr/Makefile
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ INSTALLS_ICONS=	yes
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MNLS}
-USES+=		gettext
+USES+=		gettext pkgconfig
 PLIST_SUB+=	NLS=""
 .else
 CFLAGS+=	-DWITHOUT_NLS
 PLIST_SUB+=	NLS="@comment "
+MAKE_ENV+=	WITHOUT_NLS=${WITHOUT_NLS}
 .endif
 
 MAN8=		wifimgr.8
diff --git a/net-mgmt/wifimgr/files/patch-src-Makefile b/net-mgmt/wifimgr/files/patch-src-Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6434aa933d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-mgmt/wifimgr/files/patch-src-Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- src/Makefile.orig	2013-05-04 10:02:37.072273048 +0100
++++ src/Makefile	2013-05-04 10:02:40.231274484 +0100
+@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@
+ 		${PREFIX}/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/wifimgr.png \
+ 		${PREFIX}/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/wifimgr.svg
+ 
++.ifndef WITHOUT_NLS
+ langs =		${PREFIX}/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/wifimgr.mo \
+ 		${PREFIX}/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/wifimgr.mo \
+ 		${PREFIX}/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/wifimgr.mo \
+ 		${PREFIX}/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/wifimgr.mo \
+ 		${PREFIX}/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/wifimgr.mo \
+ 		${PREFIX}/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/wifimgr.mo
++.endif
+ 
+ installed =	${PREFIX}/bin/wifimgr \
+ 		${PREFIX}/libexec/wifimgrsu \