diff --git a/srcpkgs/uwsgi/template b/srcpkgs/uwsgi/template
index 905d8791965..c53981f8d92 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/uwsgi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/uwsgi/template
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ _libdir=usr/lib/uwsgi
 
 subpackages="uwsgi-python uwsgi-python3"
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	armv[67]l-musl) subpackages="uwsgi-python"
+	armv[67]l-musl) subpackages="uwsgi-python" ;;
+	aarch64-musl) makedepends+=" gettext-devel" ;;
 esac
 
 pre_configure() {