diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index 4e2f26fd691b..89fc72cbba26 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, lib, buildPackages
-, fetchurl, zlib, autoreconfHook
+, fetchurl, zlib, autoreconfHook, gettext
 # Enabling all targets increases output size to a multiple.
 , withAllTargets ? false, libbfd, libopcodes
 , enableShared ? true
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.targetPlatform.isiOS [
     autoreconfHook
   ];
-  buildInputs = [ zlib ];
+  buildInputs = [ zlib gettext ];
 
   inherit noSysDirs;