diff --git a/srcpkgs/pastebinit/template b/srcpkgs/pastebinit/template
index 1cc0faf4690..1fcff9d6e4c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pastebinit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pastebinit/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=pastebinit
 version=1.5
 revision=3
 archs=noarch
-hostmakedepends="asciidoc"
+hostmakedepends="asciidoc gettext"
 depends="python3"
 short_desc="Pastebin command-line client"
 maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"