diff --git a/srcpkgs/mergerfs/template b/srcpkgs/mergerfs/template
index 31736dcfaae..3c7ef98abb5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mergerfs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mergerfs/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname="mergerfs"
 version=2.22.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-makedepends="fuse-devel attr-devel gettext-devel"
+makedepends="fuse-devel attr-devel"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
 short_desc="FUSE union filesystem"
 maintainer="xinterer <xinterer@users.noreply.github.com>"