diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index 6ecd16de3..dc10193f6 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ endif
 
 UTIL_LINUX_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += UTIL_LINUX_GETTY_SYMLINK
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE)$(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBUUID),yy)
+define UTIL_LINUX_TWEAK_UUID_PC
+	$(SED) '/Libs\.private: .*/d' $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/uuid.pc
+	printf "Libs.private: -lintl\n" >>$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/uuid.pc
+endef
+UTIL_LINUX_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += UTIL_LINUX_TWEAK_UUID_PC
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))