diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
index 074c1b9c49f7..c9596d66ee2a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, libiconv }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, libiconv, xz }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   name = "gettext-0.18.2";
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     sha256 = "516a6370b3b3f46e2fc5a5e222ff5ecd76f3089bc956a7587a6e4f89de17714c";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./no-gets.patch ];
-
   LDFLAGS = if stdenv.isSunOS then "-lm -lmd -lmp -luutil -lnvpair -lnsl -lidmap -lavl -lsec" else "";
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-csharp" ]
+  configureFlags = [ "--disable-csharp" "--with-xz" ]
      ++ (stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isCygwin
           [ # We have a static libiconv, so we can only build the static lib.
             "--disable-shared" "--enable-static"
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     fi
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.isLinux) libiconv;
+  buildInputs = [ xz ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.isLinux) libiconv;
   
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
       
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/no-gets.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/no-gets.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9daa48eae649..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/no-gets.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-hack until gzip pulls a newer gnulib version
-
-From 66712c23388e93e5c518ebc8515140fa0c807348 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
-Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:30:41 -0600
-Subject: [PATCH] stdio: don't assume gets any more
-
-Gnulib intentionally does not have a gets module, and now that C11
-and glibc have dropped it, we should be more proactive about warning
-any user on a platform that still has a declaration of this dangerous
-interface.
-
---- a/gettext-tools/libgettextpo/stdio.in.h
-+++ b/gettext-tools/libgettextpo/stdio.in.h
-@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
-    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
-    always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
- #undef gets
--_GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
- 
- #if @GNULIB_FOPEN@
- # if @REPLACE_FOPEN@
---- a/gettext-tools/gnulib-lib/stdio.in.h
-+++ b/gettext-tools/gnulib-lib/stdio.in.h
-@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
-    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
-    always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
- #undef gets
--_GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
- 
- #if @GNULIB_FOPEN@
- # if @REPLACE_FOPEN@
---- a/gettext-runtime/gnulib-lib/stdio.in.h
-+++ b/gettext-runtime/gnulib-lib/stdio.in.h
-@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
-    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
-    always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
- #undef gets
--_GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
- 
- #if @GNULIB_FOPEN@
- # if @REPLACE_FOPEN@