diff --git a/git-sh-i18n.sh b/git-sh-i18n.sh
index e1d917fd27..e90f8e1414 100644
--- a/git-sh-i18n.sh
+++ b/git-sh-i18n.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ then
 elif test -n "$GIT_INTERNAL_GETTEXT_TEST_FALLBACKS"
 then
 	: no probing necessary
-elif type gettext.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
+elif type @gettext@/bin/gettext.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
 then
 	# GNU libintl's gettext.sh
 	GIT_INTERNAL_GETTEXT_SH_SCHEME=gnu
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ export GIT_INTERNAL_GETTEXT_SH_SCHEME
 case "$GIT_INTERNAL_GETTEXT_SH_SCHEME" in
 gnu)
 	# Use libintl's gettext.sh, or fall back to English if we can't.
-	. gettext.sh
+	. @gettext@/bin/gettext.sh
+	export PATH=@gettext@/bin:$PATH
 	;;
 gettext_without_eval_gettext)
 	# Solaris has a gettext(1) but no eval_gettext(1)