diff --git a/cogl.spec b/cogl.spec
index 7fb9e9f..0fa982d 100644
--- a/cogl.spec
+++ b/cogl.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BuildRequires: mesa-libGL-devel
 BuildRequires: pango-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 
-BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool
+BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool gettext-devel
 
 %description
 Cogl is a small open source library for using 3D graphics hardware to draw