diff --git a/package/lshw/Config.in b/package/lshw/Config.in
index 4960ac9..98beacd 100644
--- a/package/lshw/Config.in
+++ b/package/lshw/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LSHW
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT
 	help
 	  lshw (Hardware Lister) is a small tool to provide
 	  detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine.