diff --git a/book.toml b/book.toml
index bf230c7c9690..2c0852af4096 100644
--- a/book.toml
+++ b/book.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ renderers = ["html"]
 
 [preprocessor.svgbob]
 renderers = ["html"]
+after = ["gettext"]
 class = "bob"
 
 # Enable this preprocessor to overlay a large red rectangle on the