diff --git a/security/pam_howdy/files/patch-meson.build b/security/pam_howdy/files/patch-meson.build
index 2c5da7b61cc3..534d964c98a3 100644
--- a/security/pam_howdy/files/patch-meson.build
+++ b/security/pam_howdy/files/patch-meson.build
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 --- meson.build.orig	2023-03-08 16:41:32 UTC
 +++ meson.build
-@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ threads = dependency('threads')
+@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ threads = dependency('threads')
+ libevdev = dependency('libevdev')
  libpam = meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('pam')
  threads = dependency('threads')
- 
 +# On FreeBSD, libepoll-shim library is required for signalfd.h
 +epoll_shim = dependency('epoll-shim', required : false)
-+# On FreeBSD libintl library is required for gettext
-+libintl_dep = dependency('intl', required: false)
-+
++libintl = dependency('intl')
+ 
  # Translations
  subdir('po')
- 
-@@ -17,6 +22,8 @@ shared_library(
+@@ -17,6 +20,8 @@ shared_library(
  		inih_cpp,
  		threads,
  		libevdev,
 +		epoll_shim,
-+		libintl_dep,
++		libintl,
  	],
  	install: true,
  	install_dir: '/lib/security',