diff --git a/package/kodi/kodi.mk b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
index 49728e464b..ceab5d5c0b 100644
--- a/package/kodi/kodi.mk
+++ b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ KODI_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	freetype \
 	gnutls \
 	host-gawk \
+	host-gettext \
 	host-gperf \
 	host-kodi-jsonschemabuilder \
 	host-kodi-texturepacker \