diff --git a/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog b/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog
index c8e562a5b..d72a9cdca 100644
--- a/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-05-01  Kjartan Maraas  <kmaraas@gnome.org>
+
+	* Makefile.am: Fix to use the intltool rules from Christophe Fergeau
+	<teuf@users.sourceforge.net>
+	
 2002-04-05  Tuomas Kuosmanen  <tigert@ximian.com>
 
 	* accessibility-directory.png: unsuck it.
diff --git a/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am b/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am
index c067fb2bf..d024fe9a8 100644
--- a/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am
+++ b/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = $(desktop_in_in_files) $(groups_in_in_files) $(pixmaps_DATA)
 $(desktop_in_files): %.desktop.in: %.desktop.in.in
 	    sed s#Icon=#Icon=$(GNOMECC_ICONS_DIR)/# < $< > $@
 
-$(desktop_files): %.desktop: %.desktop.in
-	$(top_builddir)/intltool-merge -d $(top_srcdir)/po $< $@
+@INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
 
 all-local: $(desktop_files) $(groups_files)
 
@@ -49,5 +48,4 @@ Gnomecc_DATA = $(groups_files)
 $(groups_in_files): %.directory.in: %.directory.in.in
 	    sed s#Icon=#Icon=$(pixmapsdir)/# < $< > $@
 
-$(groups_files): %.directory: %.directory.in
-	$(top_builddir)/intltool-merge -d $(top_srcdir)/po $< $@
+@INTLTOOL_DIRECTORY_RULE@