diff --git a/srcpkgs/guake/template b/srcpkgs/guake/template
index d92fdf89355..885fed99f0b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/guake/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/guake/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ archs=noarch
 build_style=python3-module
 wrksrc="Guake-${version}"
 pycompile_module="guake"
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="gettext python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-devel python3-pbr"
 depends="desktop-file-utils libkeybinder3 libnotify python3-dbus python3-gobject
  python3-pbr vte3 libwnck python3-setuptools"