diff --git a/srcpkgs/gettext/template b/srcpkgs/gettext/template
index 9086a56afc..45e55aa5b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gettext/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gettext/template
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ Add_dependency run ncurses-libs
 Add_dependency run gettext-libs
 Add_dependency run libgomp
 Add_dependency build ncurses-devel
+Add_dependency build diffutils