diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdb/template b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
index 0718214ead..b4ddcd37c8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ configure_args="--disable-werror --disable-nls --with-system-readline
  $(vopt_if static 'CFLAGS=-static CXXFLAGS=-static LDFLAGS=-static')
  $(vopt_if python --with-python=/usr/bin/python3)"
 hostmakedepends="perl $(vopt_if python python3-devel)"
-makedepends="ncurses-devel zlib-devel readline-devel expat-devel $(vopt_if python python3-devel)"
+makedepends="ncurses-devel zlib-devel readline-devel expat-devel $(vopt_if python 'python3-devel gettext-libs')"
 short_desc="The GNU Debugger"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/"