diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-podcasts/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-podcasts/template
index db8b65310ec..7a5ac2b7abf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-podcasts/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-podcasts/template
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ distfiles="https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/podcasts/-/archive/${version}/podcasts
 checksum=953c63e8184ca1f748418d8a8262d40eaa41047f81e2d2c874a3035d9d9d0e4a
 nocross="rustc cant be crosscompiled as of now"
 
+export GETTEXT_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
+export GETTEXT_LIB_DIR="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/gettext"
+export GETTEXT_INCLUDE_DIR="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include"
+
 pre_build() {
 	cargo update --package openssl-sys --precise 0.9.46
 	cargo update --package openssl --precise 0.10.22