diff --git a/srcpkgs/evince/template b/srcpkgs/evince/template
index 6e4ec3ecb97..c956f68eb30 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/evince/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/evince/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="$(vopt_enable gir introspection) --disable-schemas-compile
  --enable-comics --disable-static --enable-xps --disable-t1lib
  --disable-browser-plugin --enable-ps"
-hostmakedepends="adwaita-icon-theme glib-devel gnome-doc-utils
+hostmakedepends="adwaita-icon-theme gettext glib-devel gnome-doc-utils
  itstool pkg-config perl-XML-Parser appstream-glib"
 # XXX missing packages for DVI backend.
 makedepends="adwaita-icon-theme djvulibre-devel gnome-desktop-devel libSM-devel