diff --git a/PackageKit.spec b/PackageKit.spec
index 3dd9aa9..e54721d 100644
--- a/PackageKit.spec
+++ b/PackageKit.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ BuildRequires: docbook-utils
 BuildRequires: gnome-doc-utils
 BuildRequires: python-devel
 BuildRequires: perl(XML::Parser)
+BuildRequires: gettext
 
 %description 
 PackageKit is a D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the session user