diff --git a/srcpkgs/devedeng/template b/srcpkgs/devedeng/template
index 2d0516cedd3..e3bb19e3fc8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/devedeng/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/devedeng/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=2
 archs=noarch
 build_style=python3-module
 pycompile_module="devedeng"
-hostmakedepends="python3"
+hostmakedepends="gettext python3"
 depends="cdrtools desktop-file-utils dvdauthor ffmpeg gtk+3
  hicolor-icon-theme python3-gobject python3-setuptools vcdimager"
 short_desc="Create video DVDs and CDs"