diff --git a/srcpkgs/widelands/template b/srcpkgs/widelands/template
index e256521e377..36b34beaa8c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/widelands/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/widelands/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configure_args="
  -DOPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include
  -DOPTION_BUILD_WEBSITE_TOOLS=OFF
  -DWL_INSTALL_DATADIR=/usr/share/widelands"
-hostmakedepends="python pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="python pkg-config gettext"
 makedepends="boost-devel icu-devel minizip-devel gettext-devel glu-devel
  glew-devel SDL2_gfx-devel SDL2_image-devel SDL2_net-devel
  SDL2_mixer-devel SDL2_ttf-devel"