diff --git a/libwnck3.spec b/libwnck3.spec
index e2b6ba1..c95fa2d 100644
--- a/libwnck3.spec
+++ b/libwnck3.spec
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 Summary: Window Navigator Construction Kit
 Name: libwnck3
 Version: 3.24.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 URL: http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{source_name}/
-Source0: http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{source_name}/3.20/%{source_name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+Source0: http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{source_name}/3.24/%{source_name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 
+# https://git.gnome.org/browse/libwnck/commit/?id=4feb967
+Patch1:        libwnck3_fix-locale-dir.patch
+
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel
 BuildRequires: gtk3-devel
 BuildRequires: pango-devel
@@ -40,6 +43,10 @@ developing applications that use %{name}.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{source_name}-%{version}
 
+%patch1 -p1 -b .fix-locale-dir
+
+autoreconf -fi
+
 %build
 %configure \
     --disable-static \
@@ -76,7 +83,12 @@ find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 %{_datadir}/gir-1.0/Wnck-3.0.gir
 %doc %{_datadir}/gtk-doc
 
+
 %changelog
+* Sat Jul 22 2017 Wolfgang Ulbrich <fedora@raveit.de> - 3.24.0-2
+- fix locale dir
+- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libwnck/commit/?id=4feb967
+
 * Sun Jul 02 2017 Wolfgang Ulbrich <fedora@raveit.de> - 3.24.0-1
 - Update to 3.24.0
 - modernize spec file
diff --git a/libwnck3_fix-locale-dir.patch b/libwnck3_fix-locale-dir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e533603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libwnck3_fix-locale-dir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From aab7f7ace8838803f984599f0cba400d15059be3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Alberts=20Muktup=C4=81vels?= <alberts.muktupavels@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 14:07:04 +0300
+Subject: fix locale dir
+
+Commit 4feb96726f014270a6ae4f9ed29342ad53462d7f ported libwnck to
+upstream gettext, but was still using $DATADIRNAME that was no
+longer substituded with correct directory.
+---
+ configure.ac        | 5 -----
+ libwnck/Makefile.am | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 5935844..87e252a 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ GETTEXT_PACKAGE=libwnck-3.0
+ AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE,"$GETTEXT_PACKAGE", [Package name])
+ 
+-# AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT above substs $DATADIRNAME
+-# this is the directory where the *.{mo,gmo} files are installed
+-wncklocaledir='${prefix}/${DATADIRNAME}/locale'
+-AC_SUBST(wncklocaledir)
+-
+ AC_PATH_PROG([GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES], [glib-compile-resources])
+ AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG, pkg-config)
+ 
+diff --git a/libwnck/Makefile.am b/libwnck/Makefile.am
+index 5c025cc..6b6c7f8 100644
+--- a/libwnck/Makefile.am
++++ b/libwnck/Makefile.am
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS =					\
+ 	-I$(top_srcdir)				\
+ 	-I$(top_builddir)			\
+ 	-DWNCK_I_KNOW_THIS_IS_UNSTABLE		\
+-	-DWNCK_LOCALEDIR=\"$(wncklocaledir)\"	\
++	-DWNCK_LOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\"	\
+ 	$(DISABLE_DEPRECATED_CFLAGS)
+ 
+ AM_CFLAGS = $(WARN_CFLAGS)
+-- 
+cgit v0.12
+
+