diff --git a/alsaconf/po/Makefile.in b/alsaconf/po/Makefile.in
index 856862d..1d09866 100644
--- a/alsaconf/po/Makefile.in
+++ b/alsaconf/po/Makefile.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ mkinstalldirs = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
 XGETTEXT = @XGETTEXT@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
 GMSGFMT = @GMSGFMT@
-MSGMERGE = msgmerge
+MSGMERGE = @MSGMERGE@
 MSGMERGE_UPDATE = @MSGMERGE@ --update
 
 DISTFILES = $(POFILES) Makefile.in