diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
index ccfba55713b..3c40b6b6084 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Add_dependency run proplib
 Add_dependency run libarchive
 Add_dependency run libssl
 Add_dependency run libfetch
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build mercurial
 Add_dependency build zlib-devel
 Add_dependency build proplib-devel