diff --git a/srcpkgs/iso-codes/template b/srcpkgs/iso-codes/template
index 548fc15aea7..bed00985926 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iso-codes/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iso-codes/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=4.4
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="python3"
+hostmakedepends="gettext python3"
 short_desc="List of country, language and currency names"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"