diff --git a/srcpkgs/libXpm/template b/srcpkgs/libXpm/template
index 200ef8a225..05d515997b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libXpm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libXpm/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libXpm
 version=3.5.12
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="gettext pkg-config"
 makedepends="xorgproto libSM-devel libXext-devel libXt-devel"
 short_desc="X PixMap Library from modular Xorg X11"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"