diff --git a/srcpkgs/gxi/patches/0001-feat-gettext-build-against-system-gettext.patch b/srcpkgs/gxi/patches/0001-feat-gettext-build-against-system-gettext.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7519c4a1c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gxi/patches/0001-feat-gettext-build-against-system-gettext.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From e14a88e5a254c6cd55fe3b83dd1fe6aba6abdfb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rasmus Thomsen <rasmus.thomsen@protonmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:36:01 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] feat(gettext): build against system gettext
+
+---
+ Cargo.toml | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
+index 96e9d18..df2e068 100644
+--- Cargo.toml
++++ Cargo.toml
+@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ xi-rpc = { version="0.2.0", path="vendor/xi-editor/rust/rpc" }
+ dirs = "1"
+ toml = "0.4"
+ tempfile = "3"
+-gettext-rs = "0.4"
++gettext-rs = { version="0.4", features=["gettext-system"] }
+ crossbeam-deque = "0.7"
+ 
+ [profile.release]
+-- 
+2.20.1
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gxi/template b/srcpkgs/gxi/template
index 09f58600b0..e68846841d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gxi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gxi/template
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 # Template file for 'gxi'
 pkgname=gxi
-version=0.4.5
+version=0.4.6
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="cargo pkg-config rust"
-makedepends="gtk+3-devel rust-std"
+build_helper=rust
+hostmakedepends="cargo pkg-config rust gettext"
+makedepends="gtk+3-devel rust-std gettext-devel"
 short_desc="GTK frontend for the xi text editor, written in Rust"
 maintainer="Rasmus Thomsen <rasmus.thomsen@protonmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/Cogitri/gxi"
 distfiles="https://github.com/Cogitri/gxi/releases/download/v${version}/gxi-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=fea30514fc9666d09c5985b505f8d59376d9f7bd571e033424206e1abc41f728
-nocross="Meson x Cargo"
+checksum=3e5420a284d685490887d96aba2a2eab9d41a6baa1e6b800d077e2ecf246422f
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	configure_args+="-Drust-target=${RUST_TARGET}"
+fi
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE