diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/atk/2.6.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/atk/2.6.x.nix
index 4dd0ae1eeaf..cbfb034ebb7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/atk/2.6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/atk/2.6.x.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, perl, glib }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, perl, glib, libintlOrEmpty }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "atk-2.6.0";
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "eff663f90847620bb68c9c2cbaaf7f45e2ff44163b9ab3f10d15be763680491f";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = libintlOrEmpty;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig perl ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib ];