diff --git a/srcpkgs/libkomparediff2/template b/srcpkgs/libkomparediff2/template
index e2af1b15608..4c87e8a0d72 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libkomparediff2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libkomparediff2/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libkomparediff2
 version=19.12.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules kcoreaddons qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake"
+hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules gettext kcoreaddons qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake"
 makedepends="kparts-devel"
 short_desc="Library to compare files and strings"
 maintainer="Piotr Wójcik <chocimier@tlen.pl>"