diff --git a/package/utils/policycoreutils/Makefile b/package/utils/policycoreutils/Makefile
index a237542be6..6abb64f102 100644
--- a/package/utils/policycoreutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/policycoreutils/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/releases/download/20200710
 PKG_HASH:=c889f62ee80f8b6a369469a9b8af51f5b797975aeaa291f5c5960cc12eed1934
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
-HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libsemanage/host
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PAM:libpam
+HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libsemanage/host gettext-full/host
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PAM:libpam gettext-full/host
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:selinuxproject:policycoreutils