diff --git a/multimedia/vlc3/Makefile b/multimedia/vlc3/Makefile
index 14afbeaac0a6..1692613dc389 100644
--- a/multimedia/vlc3/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/vlc3/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	ffmpeg>=3.4.1,1:multimedia/ffmpeg \
 		yasm:devel/yasm
 RUN_DEPENDS=	ffmpeg>=3.4.1,1:multimedia/ffmpeg
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lib desktop-file-utils gmake gnome iconv libtool \
-		pathfix pkgconfig tar:xz
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lib desktop-file-utils gettext-tools gmake gnome \
+		iconv libtool pathfix pkgconfig tar:xz
 
 # VLC git (post 2.2.4) requires C++11 support and passes the appropriate flag
 # to the compiler. Until the port is updated, we explicitly pass -std=c++11 to