diff --git a/srcpkgs/pdmenu/template b/srcpkgs/pdmenu/template
index 4b6cde7eb3..5c8d8d6b60 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pdmenu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pdmenu/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.3.4
 revision=3
 wrksrc="${pkgname}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="gettext pkg-config"
 makedepends="slang-devel"
 short_desc="Full screen menuing system for Unix"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"