diff --git a/rules/exiv2/default.bash b/rules/exiv2/default.bash
index 0c552ea..643ed8d 100644
--- a/rules/exiv2/default.bash
+++ b/rules/exiv2/default.bash
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ maintainer=\
     'Pedro Gonçalves <pedro@lsts.pt>'
 )
 
+requires=\
+(
+    "gettext/host"
+)
+
 configure()
 {
   ./configure \