diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/autoreconf.sh b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/autoreconf.sh
index f70a1087084..441d6b43baa 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/autoreconf.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/autoreconf.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 preConfigurePhases+=" autoreconfPhase"
 
-for i in @autoconf@ @automake@ @libtool@; do
+for i in @autoconf@ @automake@ @libtool@ @gettext@; do
     findInputs $i nativePkgs propagated-native-build-inputs
 done
 
 autoreconfPhase() {
     runHook preAutoreconf
-    autoreconf ${autoreconfFlags:---install --force}
+    autoreconf ${autoreconfFlags:---install --force --verbose}
     runHook postAutoreconf
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d8d193994ee..ad6002f37b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ let
   };
 
   autoreconfHook = makeSetupHook
-    { substitutions = { inherit autoconf automake libtool; }; }
+    { substitutions = { inherit autoconf automake libtool gettext; }; }
     ../build-support/setup-hooks/autoreconf.sh;
 
   buildEnv = import ../build-support/buildenv {