diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gl/glycin-loaders/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glycin-loaders/package.nix
index 67e7d535c4d3..8727e5468ef7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gl/glycin-loaders/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glycin-loaders/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   bubblewrap,
   cairo,
   cargo,
+  gettext,
   git,
   gnome,
   gtk4,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cargo
+    gettext # for msgfmt
     git
     meson
     ninja
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-Dvapi=false"
   ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       attrPath = "glycin-loaders";