diff --git a/srcpkgs/avr-gdb/template b/srcpkgs/avr-gdb/template
index 2635f382fce..98cc18d8457 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/avr-gdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/avr-gdb/template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ configure_args="\
 	$(vopt_if python --with-python=/usr/bin/python3)"
 hostmakedepends="texinfo perl $(vopt_if python python3-devel)"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel zlib-devel readline-devel expat-devel
-	$(vopt_if python 'python3-devel gettext-libs')"
+	$(vopt_if python 'python3-devel')"
 depends=gdb
 short_desc="GNU Debugger for AVR"
 maintainer="Artur Sinila <opensource@logarithmus.dev>"
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ desc_option_gdbserver="Enable support for building GDB server"
 # Both options cannot be enabled at the same time
 vopt_conflict gdbserver static
 
+if [ "$build_option_python" ] && [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
+	makedepends+=" gettext-libs"
+fi
+
 post_extract() {
 	vsed -i 's,sgidefs.h,asm/sgidefs.h,' gdb/mips-linux-nat.c
 	mkdir -p build