diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 6b98eb3..af74849 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@
 local S
 if (minetest.global_exists("intllib")) then
   dofile(minetest.get_modpath("intllib").."/intllib.lua")
-  S = intllib.Getter(minetest.get_current_modname())
+  if (intllib.make_gettext_pair) then
+    -- New method using gettext.
+    S = intllib.make_gettext_pair(minetest.get_current_modname())
+  else
+    -- Old method using text files.
+    S = intllib.Getter(minetest.get_current_modname())
+  end
 else
   S = function ( s ) return s end
 end