diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index bdaeba60e..8201adb70 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: gajim
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Yann Le Boulanger <asterix@lagaule.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4.1.0), cdbs, python-dev, libgtk2.0-dev, python-gtk2-dev, libgtkspell-dev, gettext, libxss-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4.1.0), cdbs, python-dev, libgtk2.0-dev, python-gtk2-dev, libgtkspell-dev, gettext, libxss-dev, intltool
 Standards-Version: 3.6.2
 
 Package: gajim