diff --git a/gnu/packages/onc-rpc.scm b/gnu/packages/onc-rpc.scm
index d3149a4629..553553e2c2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/onc-rpc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/onc-rpc.scm
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ (define-public libnsl
                (base32
                 "1chzqhcgh0yia9js8mh92cmhyka7rh32ql6b3mgdk26n94dqzs8b"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
+                  (add-before 'bootstrap 'gettextize
+                    (lambda _
+                      ;; Regenerate the bundled Makefile.in.in to avoid a
+                      ;; "gettext infrastructure mismatch" because the
+                      ;; existing version was generated by an older gettext.
+                      (invoke "gettextize" "-f"))))))
     (native-inputs
      `(("autoconf" ,autoconf)
        ("automake" ,automake)