diff --git a/desktop/mate/mate-applet-dock/pspec.xml b/desktop/mate/mate-applet-dock/pspec.xml
index 35cb5c8409..520b7d71d5 100644
--- a/desktop/mate/mate-applet-dock/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/mate/mate-applet-dock/pspec.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libwnck3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>bamf-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>gettext-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-cairo-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-pillow</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>