diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 2eb79a88ff..34af248eb7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -2927,6 +2927,7 @@ (define-public motion
     (native-inputs
      `(("autoconf" ,autoconf-wrapper)
        ("automake" ,automake)
+       ("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (inputs
      `(("libjpeg" ,libjpeg)