diff --git a/libs/glib2/Makefile b/libs/glib2/Makefile
index 3105a0b37..5948e6d26 100644
--- a/libs/glib2/Makefile
+++ b/libs/glib2/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/glib2
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
-  DEPENDS:=+libiconv +libintl
+  DEPENDS:=+libiconv +libintl +gettext
   TITLE:=glib 2.0
   URL:=http://www.gtk.org/
 endef