diff --git a/srcpkgs/WindowMaker/template b/srcpkgs/WindowMaker/template
index 850ce6a5a31..90a395fda02 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/WindowMaker/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/WindowMaker/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-xinerama --localedir=/usr/share/locale
  --enable-usermenu --enable-modelock --enable-xrandr --enable-wmreplace
  --disable-static LINGUAS=*"
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool gettext pkg-config"
 makedepends="libXinerama-devel libXrandr-devel libXmu-devel libXpm-devel
  libXft-devel libpng-devel tiff-devel giflib-devel fontconfig-devel
  libexif-devel"