diff --git a/package/httping/httping.mk b/package/httping/httping.mk
index 42d694f74a..610cecb9e3 100644
--- a/package/httping/httping.mk
+++ b/package/httping/httping.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ HTTPING_SITE = http://www.vanheusden.com/httping
 HTTPING_LICENSE = GPLv2
 HTTPING_LICENSE_FILES = license.txt
 HTTPING_LDFLAGS = $(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT),-lintl) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
-HTTPING_DEPENDENCIES = \
+HTTPING_DEPENDENCIES = host-gettext \
 	$(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT),gettext) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),openssl) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_FFTW),fftw)