diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libelf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libelf/default.nix
index 4a34ac6bdec7..048902f4fc49 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libelf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libelf/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     nativeBuildInputs = [ glibc ];
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [ gettext ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "ELF object file access library";