diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/genimage/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/genimage/default.nix
index 792b2e2c75b..b39c51a0c88 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/genimage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/genimage/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libconfuse }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libconfuse, gettext }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "genimage-${version}";
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ libconfuse ];
+  buildInputs = [ libconfuse gettext ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     # As there is no manpage or built-in --help, add the README file for