#ifdef HAVE_LIBINTL_H
# include <libintl.h>
#endif /* HAVE_LIBINTL_H */
-# define _(String) gettext (String)
+/* 'gettext()' may not be declared here and it will default to return 'int'! */
+# define _(String) ((const char *)gettext (String))
# ifdef gettext_noop
-# define N_(String) gettext_noop (String)
+# define N_(String) ((const char *)gettext_noop (String))
# else
# define N_(String) (String)
# endif