diff --git a/srcpkgs/kicad-i18n/template b/srcpkgs/kicad-i18n/template
index c6931c83b40..408469c6c23 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kicad-i18n/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kicad-i18n/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=5.1.5
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="gettext"
 depends="kicad"
 short_desc="KiCAD localization files"
 maintainer="Urs Schulz <voidpkgs@ursschulz.de>"