diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6af73d3c..fb0e35be 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ CVS code -
   update_line()
 	- back out check for (realdata[i] < 32) as it will screw high
 	  ascii characters.
+- m4/gettext.m4:
+	- Back down to 1.1.3 version.
 
 nano-1.1.4 - 12/11/2001
 - General
diff --git a/m4/gettext.m4 b/m4/gettext.m4
index b6d037ff..890dd49a 100644
--- a/m4/gettext.m4
+++ b/m4/gettext.m4
@@ -21,9 +21,21 @@ AC_DEFUN(NANO_AM_WITH_NLS,
 
     USE_INCLUDED_LIBINTL=no
 
+    AC_ARG_WITH(locale-dir,
+      [  --with-locale-dir=DIR   specify locale directory],
+      LOCALE_DIR=$withval)
+    test -z "$LOCALE_DIR" && LOCALE_DIR='$(datadir)/locale'
+    AC_SUBST(LOCALE_DIR)
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH(gnu-locale-dir,
+      [  --with-gnu-locale-dir=DIR specify GNU locale directory],
+      GNU_LOCALE_DIR=$withval)
+    test -z "$GNU_LOCALE_DIR" && GNU_LOCALE_DIR='$(prefix)/share/locale'
+    AC_SUBST(GNU_LOCALE_DIR)
+
     dnl If we use NLS figure out what method
     if test "$USE_NLS" = "yes"; then
-      AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_NLS)
+      AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_NLS, 1, [Define to 1 if NLS is requested.])
       AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether included gettext is requested])
       AC_ARG_WITH(included-gettext,
         [  --with-included-gettext use the GNU gettext library included here],
@@ -48,18 +60,13 @@ AC_DEFUN(NANO_AM_WITH_NLS,
 
 	   if test "$gt_cv_func_gettext_libc" != "yes"; then
 	     AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, bindtextdomain,
-	       [AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, gettext,
-	         gt_cv_func_gettext_libintl=yes,
-		 gt_cv_func_gettext_libintl=no)])
-	   fi
-	   
-	   if test "$gt_cv_func_gettext_libintl" = yes; then
-	     LIBS="$LIBS -lintl"
+	       [AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, gettext)])
 	   fi
 
 	   if test "$gt_cv_func_gettext_libc" = "yes" \
-	      || test "$gt_cv_func_gettext_libintl" = "yes"; then
-	      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETTEXT)
+	      || test "$ac_cv_lib_intl_gettext" = "yes"; then
+	      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETTEXT, 1,
+	  [Define to 1 if you have gettext and don't want to use GNU gettext.])
 	      NANO_AM_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST(MSGFMT, msgfmt,
 		[test -z "`$ac_dir/$ac_word -h 2>&1 | grep 'dv '`"], no)dnl
 	      if test "$MSGFMT" != "no"; then