diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-common.in b/toolchain/toolchain-common.in
index 34d70a0fae..bdc6e76d6b 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-common.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-common.in
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ config BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT
 	bool
 	default y if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT
 	default y if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_UCLIBC
+	default y if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_CTNG_uClibc
 
 config BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE
 	bool