diff --git a/srcpkgs/libglib-static/template b/srcpkgs/libglib-static/template
index 0238fc3e2c3..52531b014ce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libglib-static/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libglib-static/template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ wrksrc="glib-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-libelf --disable-fam --disable-shared --with-pcre=system
  --enable-static"
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config python3 libxslt docbook-xsl"
+hostmakedepends="automake gettext libtool pkg-config python3 libxslt docbook-xsl"
 makedepends="zlib-devel pcre-devel libffi-devel dbus-devel elfutils-devel libmount-devel"
 depends="$makedepends"
 short_desc="GNU library of C routines"