diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vo/volumeicon/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vo/volumeicon/package.nix
index c8925b4ce9a4..6e8302d58f59 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vo/volumeicon/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vo/volumeicon/package.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   pkg-config,
   gtk3,
   alsa-lib,
+  gettext,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     alsa-lib
   ];
 
+  # Work around regressions introduced by bad interaction between
+  # gettext >= 0.25 and autoconf (2.72 at the time of writing).
+  env.ACLOCAL = "aclocal -I ${gettext}/share/gettext/m4";
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Lightweight volume control that sits in your systray";
     homepage = "https://nullwise.com/pages/volumeicon/volumeicon.html";