diff --git a/srcpkgs/ms-sys/template b/srcpkgs/ms-sys/template
index 648a7f2f0cb..34eba84637d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ms-sys/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ms-sys/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=ms-sys
 version=2.6.0
 revision=1
+hostmakedepends="gettext"
 short_desc="Unix program for writing Microsoft compatible boot records"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"