diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-games/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-games/template
index dd83b22de09..2731df0f6d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-games/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-games/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=gnome-games
 version=3.34.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config vala-devel"
+hostmakedepends="gettext glib-devel pkg-config vala-devel"
 makedepends="libarchive-devel grilo-devel gtk+3-devel libglib-devel
  libmanette-devel librsvg-devel libsoup-devel libxml2-devel retro-gtk-devel
  sqlite-devel tracker-devel libhandy-devel"