diff --git a/utils/shadow/Makefile b/utils/shadow/Makefile
index 506e51234..f49f4f002 100644
--- a/utils/shadow/Makefile
+++ b/utils/shadow/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libintl
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 SHADOW_APPLETS := \