diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 881e69df..d019ad58 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ disable_ansi_option = get_option('disable_ansi_option')
 disable_posix_option = get_option('disable_posix_option')
 disable_linux_option = get_option('disable_linux_option')
 disable_iconv_option = get_option('disable_iconv_option')
+disable_intl_option = get_option('disable_intl_option')
 internal_conf = configuration_data()
 
 if not headers_only
@@ -141,6 +142,10 @@ if not disable_iconv_option
 	libc_include_dirs += include_directories('options/iconv/include')
 endif
 
+if not disable_intl_option
+	libc_include_dirs += include_directories('options/intl/include')
+endif
+
 rtdl_include_dirs += include_directories('options/elf/include')
 rtdl_include_dirs += include_directories('options/linux/include')
 libc_include_dirs += include_directories('options/elf/include')
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ subdir('options/lsb')
 subdir('options/glibc')
 subdir('options/linux')
 subdir('options/iconv')
+subdir('options/intl')
 
 if not headers_only
 	if not static
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 52e9b761..5a0fb303 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ option('disable_ansi_option', type: 'boolean', value : false)
 option('disable_posix_option', type: 'boolean', value : false)
 option('disable_linux_option', type: 'boolean', value : false)
 option('disable_iconv_option', type: 'boolean', value : false)
+option('disable_intl_option', type: 'boolean', value : false)
diff --git a/options/posix/generic/libintl-stubs.cpp b/options/intl/generic/libintl-stubs.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from options/posix/generic/libintl-stubs.cpp
rename to options/intl/generic/libintl-stubs.cpp
diff --git a/options/posix/include/libintl.h b/options/intl/include/libintl.h
similarity index 100%
rename from options/posix/include/libintl.h
rename to options/intl/include/libintl.h
diff --git a/options/intl/meson.build b/options/intl/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94057f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options/intl/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+if disable_intl_option
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+libc_sources += files(
+	'generic/libintl-stubs.cpp',
+)
+
+if not no_headers
+	install_headers(
+		'include/libintl.h',
+	)
+endif
diff --git a/options/posix/meson.build b/options/posix/meson.build
index e2e52cd6..94190e30 100644
--- a/options/posix/meson.build
+++ b/options/posix/meson.build
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ libc_sources += files(
 	'generic/unistd-stubs.cpp',
 	'generic/utime-stubs.cpp',
 	'generic/semaphore-stubs.cpp',
-	'generic/libintl-stubs.cpp',
 	'generic/crypt-stubs.cpp',
 	'generic/search.cpp',
 	'generic/sys-msg.cpp',
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ if not no_headers
 		'include/unistd.h',
 		'include/utime.h',
 		'include/semaphore.h',
-		'include/libintl.h',
 		'include/crypt.h',
 	)
 	install_headers(