diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/exif/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/exif/default.nix
index a8599980d94d..dd749c05e4a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/exif/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/exif/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libexif, popt }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libexif, popt, libintlOrEmpty }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "exif-0.6.21";
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1zb9hwdl783d4vd2s2rw642hg8hd6n0mfp6lrbiqmp9jmhlq5rsr";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libexif popt ];
-  
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libexif popt ] ++ libintlOrEmpty;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://libexif.sourceforge.net/;
     description = "A utility to read and manipulate EXIF data in digital photographs";