diff --git a/enscript.spec b/enscript.spec
index b5633e4..72a6ab4 100644
--- a/enscript.spec
+++ b/enscript.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Obsoletes: nenscript < 1.13++-13
 Provides: nenscript = 1.13++-13
 
-BuildRequires: autoconf, automake
+BuildRequires: autoconf, automake, gettext
 
 %description
 GNU enscript is a free replacement for Adobe's Enscript
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ fi
   - enscript-1.6.1-CAN-2004-1186.patch
   - enscript-CVE-2008-3863+CVE-2008-4306.patch
 - license changed to GPLv3+
+- add gettext to BuildRequires
 
 * Mon Dec 14 2009 Adam Tkac <atkac redhat com> - 1.6.4-16
 - merge review related fixes (#225729)