diff --git a/src/app-utils/gnc-gettext-util.c b/src/app-utils/gnc-gettext-util.c
index 1b9edaa924..6fd0b9162e 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/gnc-gettext-util.c
+++ b/src/app-utils/gnc-gettext-util.c
@@ -1,11 +1,48 @@
+/********************************************************************\
+ * File: core-utils.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001 Linux Developers Group
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+\********************************************************************/
+
 #include <string.h>
 #include <messages.h>
 
+#include "i18n.h"
+
 #include "gnc-gettext-util.h"
 
+/* ============================================================== */
+
 char *
 gnc_gettext_helper(const char *string)
 {
   return strdup(_(string));
 }
 
+/* ============================================================== */
+
+void
+gnc_setup_gettext(void)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_GETTEXT
+  bindtextdomain (TEXT_DOMAIN, LOCALE_DIR);
+  textdomain (TEXT_DOMAIN);
+#endif
+}
+
+/* ============================================================== */