diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium-bsu/template b/srcpkgs/chromium-bsu/template
index bb5692dc69f..eacd349eb62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium-bsu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium-bsu/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=0.9.15
 revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-openal --disable-sdlmixer --disable-glpng"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="ftgl-devel>=2.1.3rc5_4 fontconfig-devel SDL-devel
  SDL_image-devel libopenal-devel freealut-devel desktop-file-utils"
 depends="desktop-file-utils"