diff --git a/libs/glib2/Makefile b/libs/glib2/Makefile
index 1b5148877..69c59d31c 100644
--- a/libs/glib2/Makefile
+++ b/libs/glib2/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:gnome:glib
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/glib-$(PKG_VERSION)
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/glib-$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=meson/host
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=meson/host gettext-full
 HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=meson/host gettext-full/host libiconv/host libffi/host
 PKG_INSTALL:=1