diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdb/template b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
index e63224696bd..02e0e66350d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ configure_args="--disable-werror --disable-nls --with-system-readline
  $(vopt_with debuginfod)"
 hostmakedepends="texinfo perl pkg-config $(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)
  $(vopt_if debuginfod elfutils-devel)"
 short_desc="GNU Debugger"
 maintainer="Anthony Iliopoulos <ailiop@altatus.com>"
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ checksum=f82f1eceeec14a3afa2de8d9b0d3c91d5a3820e23e0a01bbb70ef9f0276b62c0
 python_version=3
 patch_args="-Np1"
 
+if [ "$build_option_python" ] && [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
+	makedepends+=" gettext-libs"
+fi
+
 if [ "${CROSS_BUILD}" ]; then
 	# Make python3.x detection work in cross builds
 	CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}"