diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/godot/common.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/godot/common.nix
index 80e2c029aa1a..537e90dea171 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/godot/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/godot/common.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   fetchpatch,
   fontconfig,
   freetype,
+  gettext,
   glib,
   glslang,
   graphite2,
@@ -609,6 +610,7 @@ let
           ];
 
         nativeBuildInputs = [
+          gettext
           installShellFiles
           perl
           pkg-config