diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
index 16548e78f2f..89868f4bc04 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'gnome-characters'
 pkgname=gnome-characters
 version=3.34.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
-hostmakedepends="gjs glib-devel itstool pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="gettext gjs glib-devel itstool pkg-config"
 makedepends="gjs-devel libglib-devel gtk+3-devel libunistring-devel"
 depends="gnome-desktop gjs"
 short_desc="Utility to find and insert unusual characters for GNOME"