diff --git a/srcpkgs/tau/template b/srcpkgs/tau/template
index a62f77a7a50..7cd20381045 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tau/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tau/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=0.10.1
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper=rust
-hostmakedepends="cargo pkg-config rust glib-devel"
+hostmakedepends="cargo gettext pkg-config rust glib-devel"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel rust-std"
 checkdepends="appstream-glib desktop-file-utils"
 short_desc="GTK frontend for the Xi text editor, written in Rust"