diff --git a/gnome-devel-docs.spec b/gnome-devel-docs.spec
index ffd52f9..efb5fe4 100644
--- a/gnome-devel-docs.spec
+++ b/gnome-devel-docs.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 BuildRequires: gnome-doc-utils
 BuildRequires: rarian-compat
 BuildRequires: docbook-utils
+BuildRequires: gettext
 
 %description 
 This package contains documents which are targeted for GNOME developers.