diff --git a/package/libs/gettext-full/Makefile b/package/libs/gettext-full/Makefile
index 6441677be7..d277fb10b6 100644
--- a/package/libs/gettext-full/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/gettext-full/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ endef
 export GNULIB_SRCDIR:=$(HOST_GNULIB_SRCDIR)
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC)
+TARGET_CFLAGS += -std=gnu23
 ifneq ($(HOST_OS),Linux)
   TARGET_CFLAGS += -I$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/include
 endif