diff --git a/libs/popt/Makefile b/libs/popt/Makefile
index bb6da205c..64cb0722e 100644
--- a/libs/popt/Makefile
+++ b/libs/popt/Makefile
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libpopt))
 
 $(eval $(call RequireCommand,xgettext, \
-	$(PKG_NAME) requires GNU gettext to build. \
+	$(PKG_NAME) requires the GNU gettext development package installed on the local system to build. \
 ))