diff --git a/srcpkgs/kate5/patches/fix-po-build.patch b/srcpkgs/kate5/patches/fix-po-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d367df23d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kate5/patches/fix-po-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ if(${ECM_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "5.63.0")
+     file(GLOB_RECURSE ALL_CLANG_FORMAT_SOURCE_FILES *.cpp *.h)
+     kde_clang_format(${ALL_CLANG_FORMAT_SOURCE_FILES})
+ endif()
++find_package(KF5 COMPONENTS I18n DocTools)
+ ki18n_install(po)
+ if (KF5DocTools_FOUND)
+  kdoctools_install(po)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kate5/template b/srcpkgs/kate5/template
index 3e5330a0200..e12660d86c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kate5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kate5/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'kate5'
 pkgname=kate5
-version=19.12.0
+version=19.12.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname%5}-${version}"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
-hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules pkg-config kcoreaddons"
+hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules pkg-config kcoreaddons gettext"
 makedepends="kitemmodels-devel knewstuff-devel ktexteditor-devel
  plasma-framework-devel threadweaver-devel"
 depends="hicolor-icon-theme"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="John <johnz@posteo.net>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later, LGPL-2.0-or-later, GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://projects.kde.org/projects/applications/kate"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/release-service/${version}/src/${pkgname%5}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=7e3d9a83508a77adb5262b58411004ade37599d36f6207b20af7ba3ff81ba153
+checksum=9d2401907e5b163d5af0af5b4d28383896ef709bcde7f6ee2234e1a3adc28a47
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -DKF5_HOST_TOOLING=/usr/lib/cmake"