diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 6856f4bbfb..59f2561c1c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -8189,7 +8189,7 @@ (define-public network-manager-applet
        #:configure-flags
        '("-Dappindicator=yes")))
     (native-inputs
-     (list intltool
+     (list gettext-minimal
            `(,glib "bin") ; for glib-compile-resources, etc.
            gobject-introspection
            gtk-doc/stable