diff --git a/srcpkgs/dfc/template b/srcpkgs/dfc/template
index 253a84eb0d..8e29452f84 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dfc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dfc/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=3.1.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DXDG_CONFIG_DIR=/etc/xdg"
+hostmakedepends="gettext"
 short_desc="Display file system space usage using graphs and colors"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="3-clause-BSD"