diff --git a/srcpkgs/cairo-dock-plugins/template b/srcpkgs/cairo-dock-plugins/template
index 0c23a7f6928..5e903d407e8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cairo-dock-plugins/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cairo-dock-plugins/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=cairo-dock-plugins
 version=3.4.1
 revision=12
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="gettext pkg-config"
 # XXX libetpan, libdbusmenu, etc
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel fftw-devel pulseaudio-devel libexif-devel
  libical-devel libxklavier-devel zeitgeist-devel libsensors-devel