diff --git a/srcpkgs/shotwell/template b/srcpkgs/shotwell/template
index bb04b4f905f..2b692bc9cfe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/shotwell/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/shotwell/template
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ pkgname=shotwell
 version=0.30.7
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="gcr-devel glib-devel gnome-doc-utils itstool libgee08-devel
- libgexiv2-devel pkg-config vala-devel"
+hostmakedepends="gcr-devel gettext glib-devel gnome-doc-utils itstool
+ libgee08-devel libgexiv2-devel pkg-config vala-devel"
 makedepends="gnome-doc-utils gst-plugins-base1-devel libgdata-devel
  libgee08-devel libgexiv2-devel libgphoto2-devel libgudev-devel libraw-devel
  libunique-devel rest-devel vala-devel webkit2gtk-devel"