diff --git a/ext/gettext/gettext.c b/ext/gettext/gettext.c
index 5bfb53b12bc..386c0e1233d 100644
--- a/ext/gettext/gettext.c
+++ b/ext/gettext/gettext.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function_entry php_gettext_functions[] = {
 };
 
 zend_module_entry php_gettext_module_entry = {
-	"gettext", php_gettext_functions, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, PHP_MINFO(gettext), STANDARD_MODULE_PROPERTIES
+	"gettext", php_gettext_functions, PHP_MINIT(gettext), NULL, NULL, NULL, PHP_MINFO(gettext), STANDARD_MODULE_PROPERTIES
 };
 
 #ifdef COMPILE_DL_GETTEXT
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(gettext)
 	php_info_print_table_end();
 }
 
+
+PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(gettext)
+{
+	REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("LC_CTYPE", LC_CTYPE, CONST_CS | CONST_PERSISTENT);
+    REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("LC_NUMERIC", LC_NUMERIC, CONST_CS | CONST_PERSISTENT);
+    REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("LC_TIME", LC_TIME, CONST_CS | CONST_PERSISTENT);
+    REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("LC_COLLATE", LC_COLLATE, CONST_CS | CONST_PERSISTENT);
+    REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("LC_MONETARY", LC_MONETARY, CONST_CS | CONST_PERSISTENT);
+    REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("LC_MESSAGES", LC_MESSAGES, CONST_CS | CONST_PERSISTENT);
+    REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("LC_ALL", LC_ALL, CONST_CS | CONST_PERSISTENT);
+	return SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /* {{{ proto string textdomain(string domain)
    Set the textdomain to "domain". Returns the current domain */
 PHP_FUNCTION(textdomain)
diff --git a/ext/gettext/php_gettext.h b/ext/gettext/php_gettext.h
index 73822af568f..2c649390f89 100644
--- a/ext/gettext/php_gettext.h
+++ b/ext/gettext/php_gettext.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extern zend_module_entry php_gettext_module_entry;
 #define gettext_module_ptr &php_gettext_module_entry
 
 PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(gettext);
+PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(gettext);
 
 PHP_FUNCTION(textdomain);
 PHP_FUNCTION(gettext);