diff --git a/package/libs/gettext-full/Makefile b/package/libs/gettext-full/Makefile
index 6e185a37ab7..440cff13412 100644
--- a/package/libs/gettext-full/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/gettext-full/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=gettext-full/host
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
+
+HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=gperf/host
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
 
 PKG_SUBDIRS:= \