diff --git a/srcpkgs/paprefs/template b/srcpkgs/paprefs/template
index 10a764edde..90754e82d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/paprefs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/paprefs/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.1
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Dlynx=true"
-hostmakedepends="lynx pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="gettext lynx pkg-config"
 makedepends="dbus-glib-devel gtkmm-devel glibmm-devel libsigc++-devel
  pulseaudio-devel"
 depends="hicolor-icon-theme"