diff --git a/sane-backends.spec b/sane-backends.spec
index fdd8587..449c59c 100644
--- a/sane-backends.spec
+++ b/sane-backends.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires: libusb-devel
 BuildRequires: libieee1284-devel
 BuildRequires: libjpeg-devel
 BuildRequires: libtiff-devel
+BuildRequires: gettext
 BuildRequires: gphoto2-devel
 Requires: pam >= 0.78-2
 Requires: hal >= 0.4.0