diff --git a/.sparse/makepkg-git b/.sparse/makepkg-git
index 9e042116f55..ffca8204f51 100644
--- a/.sparse/makepkg-git
+++ b/.sparse/makepkg-git
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@
 /usr/share/makepkg/
 /usr/bin/zstd.exe
 
+# gettext (for makepkg)
+/usr/bin/gettext.exe
+/usr/bin/xgettext.exe
+/usr/bin/msys-gettext*.dll
+
+# The `error_highlight` Ruby gem, needed by `asciidoctor`
+*error_highlight*
+
 # AsciiDoctor
 /mingw64/bin/asciidoctor
 /mingw64/bin/ruby.exe