diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
index 1528c31fba9..3a3472e6355 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-devel/template
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Add_dependency build proplib-devel
 Add_dependency build libarchive-devel
 Add_dependency build openssl-devel
 Add_dependency build libfetch-devel
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
 
 do_fetch()
 {