diff --git a/gnome-icon-theme.spec b/gnome-icon-theme.spec
index cba4311..322deb8 100644
--- a/gnome-icon-theme.spec
+++ b/gnome-icon-theme.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root
 BuildRequires: icon-naming-utils >= 0.7.2
 BuildRequires: perl-XML-Parser
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
+BuildRequires: gettext
 Requires: hicolor-icon-theme
 Prereq: gtk2 >= 2.6.2