diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
index d7a384b00539..eb7f9fa9c9eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   libpng ? null,
   libidn2,
   bison,
+  gettext,
   python3Minimal,
 }:
 
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
     depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       bison
+      gettext
       python3Minimal
     ]
     ++ extraNativeBuildInputs;