diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 632edf32aa..a29693a4e3 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ Requires: ncurses
 # So remote clients can access libvirt over SSH tunnel
 # (client invokes 'nc' against the UNIX socket on the server)
 Requires: nc
+# Needed by libvirt-guests init script.
+Requires: gettext
 %if %{with_sasl}
 Requires: cyrus-sasl
 # Not technically required, but makes 'out-of-box' config