diff --git a/doc/compiling/linux.md b/doc/compiling/linux.md
index e76281e18..9f2ab2918 100644
--- a/doc/compiling/linux.md
+++ b/doc/compiling/linux.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Dependencies
 
 | Dependency | Version | Commentary |
-|------------|---------|------------|
+| ---------- | ------- | ---------- |
 | GCC        | 7.5+    | or Clang 6.0+ |
 | CMake      | 3.5+    |            |
 | IrrlichtMt | -       | Custom version of Irrlicht, see https://github.com/minetest/irrlicht |
@@ -14,22 +14,23 @@
 | GMP        | 5.0.0+  | Bundled mini-GMP is used if not present |
 | JsonCPP    | 1.0.0+  | Bundled JsonCPP is used if not present |
 | Curl       | 7.56.0+ | Optional   |
+| gettext    | -       | Optional   |
 
 For Debian/Ubuntu users:
 
-    sudo apt install g++ make libc6-dev cmake libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libxi-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsqlite3-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libopenal-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libfreetype6-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libjsoncpp-dev libzstd-dev libluajit-5.1-dev
+    sudo apt install g++ make libc6-dev cmake libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libxi-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsqlite3-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libopenal-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libfreetype6-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libjsoncpp-dev libzstd-dev libluajit-5.1-dev gettext
 
 For Fedora users:
 
-    sudo dnf install make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel cmake libcurl-devel openal-soft-devel libpng-devel libjpeg-devel libvorbis-devel libXi-devel libogg-devel freetype-devel mesa-libGL-devel zlib-devel jsoncpp-devel gmp-devel sqlite-devel luajit-devel leveldb-devel ncurses-devel spatialindex-devel libzstd-devel
+    sudo dnf install make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel cmake libcurl-devel openal-soft-devel libpng-devel libjpeg-devel libvorbis-devel libXi-devel libogg-devel freetype-devel mesa-libGL-devel zlib-devel jsoncpp-devel gmp-devel sqlite-devel luajit-devel leveldb-devel ncurses-devel spatialindex-devel libzstd-devel gettext
 
 For Arch users:
 
-    sudo pacman -S base-devel libcurl-gnutls cmake libxi libpng sqlite libogg libvorbis openal freetype2 jsoncpp gmp luajit leveldb ncurses zstd
+    sudo pacman -S base-devel libcurl-gnutls cmake libxi libpng sqlite libogg libvorbis openal freetype2 jsoncpp gmp luajit leveldb ncurses zstd gettext
 
 For Alpine users:
 
-    sudo apk add build-base cmake libpng-dev jpeg-dev libxi-dev mesa-dev sqlite-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev openal-soft-dev curl-dev freetype-dev zlib-dev gmp-dev jsoncpp-dev luajit-dev zstd-dev
+    sudo apk add build-base cmake libpng-dev jpeg-dev libxi-dev mesa-dev sqlite-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev openal-soft-dev curl-dev freetype-dev zlib-dev gmp-dev jsoncpp-dev luajit-dev zstd-dev gettext
 
 ## Download
 
diff --git a/doc/compiling/macos.md b/doc/compiling/macos.md
index dd9a818e4..f6a58f78b 100644
--- a/doc/compiling/macos.md
+++ b/doc/compiling/macos.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Install dependencies with homebrew:
 
 ```
-brew install cmake freetype gettext gmp hiredis jpeg jsoncpp leveldb libogg libpng libvorbis luajit zstd
+brew install cmake freetype gettext gmp hiredis jpeg jsoncpp leveldb libogg libpng libvorbis luajit zstd gettext
 ```
 
 ## Download
diff --git a/doc/compiling/windows.md b/doc/compiling/windows.md
index cc68ff491..a6fb8b580 100644
--- a/doc/compiling/windows.md
+++ b/doc/compiling/windows.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ It is highly recommended to use vcpkg as package manager.
 
 After you successfully built vcpkg you can easily install the required libraries:
 ```powershell
-vcpkg install zlib zstd curl[winssl] openal-soft libvorbis libogg libjpeg-turbo sqlite3 freetype luajit gmp jsoncpp opengl-registry --triplet x64-windows
+vcpkg install zlib zstd curl[winssl] openal-soft libvorbis libogg libjpeg-turbo sqlite3 freetype luajit gmp jsoncpp opengl-registry gettext --triplet x64-windows
 ```
 
 - **Don't forget about IrrlichtMt.** The easiest way is to clone it to `lib/irrlichtmt` as described in the Linux section.
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ vcpkg install zlib zstd curl[winssl] openal-soft libvorbis libogg libjpeg-turbo
 - `openal-soft`, `libvorbis` and `libogg` are optional, but required to use sound.
 - `luajit` is optional, it replaces the integrated Lua interpreter with a faster just-in-time interpreter.
 - `gmp` and `jsoncpp` are optional, otherwise the bundled versions will be compiled
+- `gettext` is optional, but required to use translations.
 
 There are other optional libraries, but they are not tested if they can build and link correctly.