diff --git a/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk b/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk
index 55608c653f..f448e1406d 100644
--- a/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk
+++ b/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ DOS2UNIX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.txt
 DOS2UNIX_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),busybox)
 HOST_DOS2UNIX_DEPENDENCIES =
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE),)
+ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE),y)
+DOS2UNIX_DEPENDENCIES += host-gettext
+else
 DOS2UNIX_MAKE_OPTS += ENABLE_NLS=
 endif