diff --git a/srcpkgs/unp/template b/srcpkgs/unp/template
index 9d0ddc50c51..ba43e043502 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/unp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/unp/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=unp
 version="2.0~pre7+nmu1"
 revision=2
 archs=noarch
+hostmakedepends="gettext"
 makedepends="perl"
 depends="perl"
 short_desc="A perl script for unpacking a wide variety of archive formats"