diff --git a/srcpkgs/ytcc/template b/srcpkgs/ytcc/template
index 50e5e7f77ca..45bc3b29b9c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ytcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ytcc/template
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ version=1.8.2
 revision=2
 archs=noarch
 build_style=python3-module
-pycompile_module="ytcc"
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="gettext python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3-SQLAlchemy python3-feedparser python3-lxml python3-youtube-dl
  mpv"
 short_desc="Cmdline tool to track your youtube channels"