diff --git a/package/gettext/gettext.mk b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
index 1df2ee0ca0..a5d4ddaada 100644
--- a/package/gettext/gettext.mk
+++ b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ $(STAGING_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY): $(GETTEXT_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_BINARY)
 
 gettext: uclibc pkgconfig $(STAGING_DIR)/$(GETTEXT_TARGET_BINARY)
 
+gettext-unpacked: $(GETTEXT_DIR)/.unpacked
+
 gettext-clean:
 	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) uninstall
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(GETTEXT_DIR) clean