diff --git a/tests/vm/freebsd b/tests/vm/freebsd
index b34b14fc53..5f866e09c4 100755
--- a/tests/vm/freebsd
+++ b/tests/vm/freebsd
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class FreeBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
"bash",
"gmake",
"gsed",
+ "gettext",
# libs: crypto
"gnutls",
diff --git a/tests/vm/netbsd b/tests/vm/netbsd
index 93d48b6fdd..ffb65a89be 100755
--- a/tests/vm/netbsd
+++ b/tests/vm/netbsd
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class NetBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
"bash",
"gmake",
"gsed",
+ "gettext",
# libs: crypto
"gnutls",
diff --git a/tests/vm/openbsd b/tests/vm/openbsd
index 7e27fda642..8356646f21 100755
--- a/tests/vm/openbsd
+++ b/tests/vm/openbsd
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class OpenBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
"bash",
"gmake",
"gsed",
+ "gettext",
# libs: usb
"libusb1",