diff --git a/srcpkgs/encfs/template b/srcpkgs/encfs/template
index 8e0d0ecf42b..090914787c3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/encfs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/encfs/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=encfs
 version=1.9.5
 revision=3
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config perl"
+hostmakedepends="gettext pkg-config perl"
 makedepends="fuse-devel libressl-devel gettext-devel"
 depends="perl" # for encfssh
 short_desc="Encrypted filesystem in user-space"