diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libgphoto2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libgphoto2/package.nix
index 3e8043371f34..d9567a060145 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libgphoto2/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libgphoto2/package.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     curl
     libxml2
     gd
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    gettext
   ];
 
   doInstallCheck = true;