diff --git a/packages/meson.build b/packages/meson.build
index 963505d10..2ce40828b 100644
--- a/packages/meson.build
+++ b/packages/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ else
                                       output: 'aegisub.desktop.template',
                                       configuration: c_pkg)
 
+    # TODO: switch this to gettext from intltool
+    #       requires modifying the autotools chain and a recent-ish gettext
+    #       https://wiki.gnome.org/MigratingFromIntltoolToGettext
+    #
+    # i18n = import('i18n')
+    # i18n.merge_file(input: desktop_template,
+    #                 output: 'aegisub.desktop',
+    #                 type: 'desktop',
+    #                 po_dir: '../po',
+    #                 install: true,
+    #                 install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications'))
     intltool_merge = find_program('intltool-merge')
     desktop = custom_target('aegisub.desktop',
                             input: desktop_template,