diff --git a/package/libgpg-error/libgpg-error.mk b/package/libgpg-error/libgpg-error.mk
index e081b365d9..1945673bcf 100644
--- a/package/libgpg-error/libgpg-error.mk
+++ b/package/libgpg-error/libgpg-error.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ LIBGPG_ERROR_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LIB
 LIBGPG_ERROR_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBGPG_ERROR_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = gpg-error-config
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),y)
+LIBGPG_ERROR_DEPENDENCIES += gettext
+endif
+
 define LIBGPG_ERROR_FIX_CROSS_COMPILATION
 	cd $(@D)/src/syscfg && \
 	ln -s lock-obj-pub.$(call qstrip, $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_SYSCFG)).h \