diff --git a/shell/ChangeLog b/shell/ChangeLog
index 7ee4850107..e9e31dc9f8 100644
--- a/shell/ChangeLog
+++ b/shell/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-06-01  Dan Winship  <danw@helixcode.com>
+
+	* main.c (main): Set up gettext. (Problem noted by Héctor García
+	Alvarez)
+
 2000-06-01  Ettore Perazzoli  <ettore@helixcode.com>
 
 	* e-shell-view.c (DEFAULT_WIDTH): Add more 5 pixels.
diff --git a/shell/main.c b/shell/main.c
index 4444ac223b..407abaebc5 100644
--- a/shell/main.c
+++ b/shell/main.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  * Author: Ettore Perazzoli
  */
 
+#include <config.h>
 #include <gnome.h>
 #include <bonobo.h>
 #include <libgnomeui/gnome-window-icon.h>
@@ -176,6 +177,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	char *evolution_directory;
 
+	bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, EVOLUTION_LOCALEDIR);
+	textdomain (PACKAGE);
+
 	init_corba (&argc, argv);
 
 	gnome_window_icon_set_default_from_file (EVOLUTION_IMAGES "/evolution-inbox.png");