diff --git a/en/gnome/patches/patch-po::Makefile.in.in b/en/gnome/patches/patch-po::Makefile.in.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5b8624a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en/gnome/patches/patch-po::Makefile.in.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- po/Makefile.in.in	2002/01/14 14:48:50	1.1
++++ po/Makefile.in.in	2002/01/14 14:49:01
+@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
+ 	@catalogs='$(CATALOGS)'; \
+ 	for cat in $$catalogs; do \
+ 	  cat=`basename $$cat`; \
+-	  lang=`echo $$cat | sed 's/\.gmo$$//'`; \
++	  lang=`echo $$cat | sed 's/\.mo$$//'`; \
+ 	  dir=$(localedir)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES; \
+ 	  $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$$dir; \
+ 	  if test -r $$cat; then \