diff --git a/package/libuio/Config.in b/package/libuio/Config.in
index 97be1e3d57..a96df54b12 100644
--- a/package/libuio/Config.in
+++ b/package/libuio/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUIO
 	bool "libuio"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE
 	help
 	  libuio is a light-weight C programming library to handle UIO
 	  (Userspace I/O) device discovery and binding task.