diff --git a/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-cross.inc b/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-cross.inc
index 11784e0d2b..20db86b563 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-cross.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-cross.inc
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ DEPENDS = "ncurses-native"
 GDBPROPREFIX = ""
 
 inherit cross
+inherit gettext