diff --git a/accountsservice.spec b/accountsservice.spec
index a07e8db..26f144a 100644
--- a/accountsservice.spec
+++ b/accountsservice.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ URL:            https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/AccountsService/
 #VCS: git:git://git.freedesktop.org/accountsservice
 Source0:        http://www.freedesktop.org/software/accountsservice/accountsservice-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires:  gettext-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dbus-1)
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel
 BuildRequires:  polkit-devel