diff --git a/srcpkgs/OpenCPN/template b/srcpkgs/OpenCPN/template
index bcb4c39b0f9..91c5cc7e21d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/OpenCPN/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/OpenCPN/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ configure_args="-DBUNDLE_GSHHS=NONE -DBUNDLE_TCDATA=ON
  -DBUNDLE_DOCS=ON -DOCPN_FORCE_GTK3=ON
  -DOCPN_USE_CRASHREPORT=$(vopt_if crashreport ON OFF)
  -DUSE_BUNDLED_LIBS=OFF"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="gettext pkg-config"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel libcurl-devel portaudio-devel tinyxml-devel
  wxWidgets-gtk3-devel $(vopt_if exif 'libexif-devel') glu-devel
  $(vopt_if libarchive 'libarchive-devel' 'libunarr-devel') $(vopt_if lzma 'liblzma-devel')"