diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f4314f0d..33806225 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ AC_SUBST(PYGTK_DEFSDIR)
 # Setup GETTEXT
 #
 ALL_LINGUAS=""
-GETTEXT_PACKAGE=sugar
+GETTEXT_PACKAGE=sugar-toolkit
 AC_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.33])
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "$GETTEXT_PACKAGE", [Gettext package])
diff --git a/src/sugar/activity/activity.py b/src/sugar/activity/activity.py
index 5051d780..43d75ed9 100644
--- a/src/sugar/activity/activity.py
+++ b/src/sugar/activity/activity.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ from sugar import wm
 from sugar import profile
 from sugar import _sugarext
 
-_ = lambda msg: gettext.dgettext('sugar', msg)
+_ = lambda msg: gettext.dgettext('sugar-toolkit', msg)
 
 SCOPE_PRIVATE = "private"
 SCOPE_INVITE_ONLY = "invite"  # shouldn't be shown in UI, it's implicit
diff --git a/src/sugar/graphics/alert.py b/src/sugar/graphics/alert.py
index cab3c3b6..fad90bb1 100644
--- a/src/sugar/graphics/alert.py
+++ b/src/sugar/graphics/alert.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import math
 from sugar.graphics import style
 from sugar.graphics.icon import Icon
 
-_ = lambda msg: gettext.dgettext('sugar', msg)
+_ = lambda msg: gettext.dgettext('sugar-toolkit', msg)
 
 class Alert(gtk.EventBox):
     """UI interface for Alerts