diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-multi-writer/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-multi-writer/template
index 7d0e5085a6..cc21737d06 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-multi-writer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-multi-writer/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=3.32.1
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
-hostmakedepends="docbook2mdoc glib-devel pkg-config polkit"
+hostmakedepends="docbook2mdoc glib-devel pkg-config polkit gettext"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel libgusb-devel udisks2-devel polkit-devel libcanberra-devel"
 short_desc="Writes ISO files to multiple USB devices at once"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"