diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/control b/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/control
index 35e583697..48fae270c 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/control
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: mplayerthumbs-trinity
 Section: tde
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net>
-Build-Depends: cdbs, debhelper (>= 9~), quilt, cmake, tdelibs14-trinity-dev
+Build-Depends: cdbs, debhelper (>= 9~), quilt, cmake, intltool | gettext (>= 0.19~), tdelibs14-trinity-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.8.2
 
 Package: mplayerthumbs-trinity
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/control b/ubuntu/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/control
index 35e583697..48fae270c 100644
--- a/ubuntu/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/control
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/applications/mplayerthumbs/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: mplayerthumbs-trinity
 Section: tde
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net>
-Build-Depends: cdbs, debhelper (>= 9~), quilt, cmake, tdelibs14-trinity-dev
+Build-Depends: cdbs, debhelper (>= 9~), quilt, cmake, intltool | gettext (>= 0.19~), tdelibs14-trinity-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.8.2
 
 Package: mplayerthumbs-trinity