diff --git a/eclass/mozconfig-v6.38.eclass b/eclass/mozconfig-v6.38.eclass
index f3a07dbe62a94..15925cbcd2cc3 100644
--- a/eclass/mozconfig-v6.38.eclass
+++ b/eclass/mozconfig-v6.38.eclass
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ mozconfig_config() {
 	mozconfig_annotate 'Gentoo default to honor system linker' --disable-gold
 	mozconfig_annotate '' --disable-gconf
 	mozconfig_annotate 'Gentoo default' --disable-skia
+	mozconfig_annotate '' --with-intl-api
 
 	# Use jemalloc unless libc is not glibc >= 2.4
 	# at this time the minimum glibc in the tree is 2.9 so we should be safe.
@@ -235,7 +236,6 @@ mozconfig_config() {
 	mozconfig_use_enable system-sqlite
 	mozconfig_use_with system-jpeg
 	mozconfig_use_with system-icu
-	mozconfig_use_with system-icu intl-api
 	mozconfig_use_with system-libvpx
 
 	# Modifications to better support ARM, bug 553364