diff --git a/rzsz.changes b/rzsz.changes
index d685618..df253fa 100644
--- a/rzsz.changes
+++ b/rzsz.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May 27 11:22:53 UTC 2024 - Benoît Monin <benoit.monin@gmx.fr>
+
+- add gettext-runtime as buid requirement:
+  needed for the call to msgfmt during the build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 20 21:11:39 UTC 2024 - Benoît Monin <benoit.monin@gmx.fr>
 
diff --git a/rzsz.spec b/rzsz.spec
index 7fe5753..3161efb 100644
--- a/rzsz.spec
+++ b/rzsz.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Patch9:         lrzsz-0.12.20-fix-lsz-getopt.patch
 Patch10:        lrzsz-0.12.21rc-drop-po-intl.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
+BuildRequires:  gettext-runtime
 Provides:       lrzsz
 
 %description