diff --git a/srcpkgs/vdrift/template b/srcpkgs/vdrift/template
index e5e24d7328..224a71e27c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vdrift/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vdrift/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="$pkgname"
 build_style=scons
 make_build_args="release=1 force_feedback=1 extbullet=1 datadir=share/${pkgname}"
 make_install_args="$make_build_args"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="gettext pkg-config"
 makedepends="asio libcurl-devel bullet-devel SDL2_image-devel glew-devel
  libvorbis-devel libarchive-devel MesaLib-devel"
 depends="vdrift-data-${version}_${revision}"