diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
index 22acc73c49c..a1270af259c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gettext/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchpatch, libiconv, xz }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchpatch, libiconv, xz, bash }:
 
 # Note: this package is used for bootstrapping fetchurl, and thus
 # cannot use fetchpatch! All mutable patches (generated by GitHub or
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i -e "s/\(libgettextsrc_la_LDFLAGS = \)/\\1..\/gnulib-lib\/libxml_rpl.la /" gettext-tools/src/Makefile.in
   '';
 
+  strictDeps = true;
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     xz
     xz.bin
   ];
+  buildInputs = [ bash ]
   # HACK, see #10874 (and 14664)
-  buildInputs = lib.optional (!stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isCygwin) libiconv;
+    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isCygwin) [ libiconv ];
 
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash