diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
index 6dec7747c7e..e64c045ad81 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
   patches = [ ./absolute-paths.diff ];
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "man" "doc" "info" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "man" "doc" "info" ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];