diff --git a/gnome-shell-extensions.spec b/gnome-shell-extensions.spec
index 1be1c30..af3bfee 100644
--- a/gnome-shell-extensions.spec
+++ b/gnome-shell-extensions.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+ and BSD
 URL:            http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Extensions
 Source0:        http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/%{name}/%{major_version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 # BuildRequires:  gnome-common
+BuildRequires:  gettext >= 0.19.6
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gnome-desktop-3.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libgtop-2.0)
 Requires:       gnome-shell >= %{min_gs_version}