diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 5c14648..9712104 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@
 LIBOBJS
 LINK_AS_NEEDED
 DEPEND_CFLAGS_FILTER
+MSGFMTCMD
 MSGFMT_DESKTOP
 MAKEMO
 MSGFMT
@@ -15964,6 +15965,18 @@
 printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
       fi
 
+      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if msgfmt supports --no-convert" >&5
+printf %s "checking if msgfmt supports --no-convert... " >&6; }
+      if "$MSGFMT" --help | grep -q --  '--no-convert' >/dev/null; then
+        { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
+        MSGFMTCMD="OLD_PO_FILE_INPUT=yes msgfmt --no-convert -v"
+      else
+        { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
+        MSGFMTCMD="OLD_PO_FILE_INPUT=yes msgfmt -v"
+      fi
+
     fi
   else
     { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no \"po/Makefile\" - disabled" >&5