diff --git a/snapd-glib.spec b/snapd-glib.spec
index 7c023d6..aa22499 100644
--- a/snapd-glib.spec
+++ b/snapd-glib.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires:	gtk-doc >= %{min_gtkdoc_ver}
 BuildRequires:  meson >= %{min_meson_ver}
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel >= %{min_gi_ver}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-2.0) >= %{min_glib2_ver}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-unix-2.0) >= %{min_glib2_ver}