diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxau_1.0.6.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxau_1.0.6.bb
index 79078efddd..793008b797 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxau_1.0.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxau_1.0.6.bb
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ both client-side and server-side."
 
 require xorg-lib-common.inc
 
+inherit gettext
+
 LICENSE = "MIT-style"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=7908e342491198401321cec1956807ec"
 
-DEPENDS += " xproto gettext"
+DEPENDS += " xproto"
 PROVIDES = "xau"
 
 PR = "r0"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxdmcp_1.1.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxdmcp_1.1.0.bb
index d897dab0f5..483dce3aea 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxdmcp_1.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/libxdmcp_1.1.0.bb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ autonomous display."
 
 require xorg-lib-common.inc
 
+inherit gettext
+
 LICENSE = "MIT-style"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d559fb26e129626022e052a5e6e0e123"
 
@@ -17,8 +19,6 @@ PROVIDES = "xdmcp"
 PR = "r0"
 PE = "1"
 
-DEPENDS += "gettext"
-
 XORG_PN = "libXdmcp"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/xtrans_1.2.6.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/xtrans_1.2.6.bb
index 335f020a26..19abe5a317 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/xtrans_1.2.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-lib/xtrans_1.2.6.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ PE = "1"
 PR = "r0"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev = ""
-DEPENDS += "gettext"
+
+inherit gettext
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"