diff --git a/m4/po.m4 b/m4/po.m4
index 00133ef3..a7d8fb4f 100644
--- a/m4/po.m4
+++ b/m4/po.m4
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PO_SUBDIRS],
 [
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_MAKE_SET])dnl
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_INSTALL])dnl
-  AC_REQUIRE([AM_PROG_MKDIR_P])dnl defined by automake
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P])dnl defined by automake
   AC_REQUIRE([AM_NLS])dnl
 
   dnl Perform the following tests also if --disable-nls has been given,