diff --git a/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
index f57db45be77..7acb13ad011 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ configure_args="-DPORT=GTK -DUSE_LD_GOLD=OFF
  -DENABLE_X11_TARGET=$(vopt_if x11 ON OFF)
  -DENABLE_SAMPLING_PROFILER=$(vopt_if sampling_profiler ON OFF)
  -DENABLE_BUBBLEWRAP_SANDBOX=$(vopt_if bubblewrap ON OFF)"
-hostmakedepends="perl python pkg-config gperf flex ruby glib-devel geoclue2
+hostmakedepends="perl python pkg-config gperf flex ruby gettext glib-devel geoclue2
  $(vopt_if wayland wayland-devel)"
 makedepends="at-spi2-core-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libpng-devel
  harfbuzz-devel gst-plugins-base1-devel gst-plugins-bad1-devel sqlite-devel