diff --git a/recipes-kde/kf5/tier1/ki18n/ki18n.bb b/recipes-kde/kf5/tier1/ki18n/ki18n.bb
index 520acae9..e7db8a37 100644
--- a/recipes-kde/kf5/tier1/ki18n/ki18n.bb
+++ b/recipes-kde/kf5/tier1/ki18n/ki18n.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inherit pythonnative
 
 # revisit python?
 
-DEPENDS += "${BPN}-native qtscript qtdeclarative"
+DEPENDS += "${BPN}-native gettext-native qtscript qtdeclarative"
 
 FILES_${PN} += "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_PLUGINS}/kf5"
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${OE_QMAKE_PATH_PLUGINS}/kf5/.debug"