diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmusicbrainz5/template b/srcpkgs/libmusicbrainz5/template
index 0942e75d870..57c6d0005b3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmusicbrainz5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmusicbrainz5/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=5.0.1
 revision=3
 build_style=cmake
 wrksrc="libmusicbrainz-${version}"
-hostmakedepends="cmake"
+hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config"
 makedepends="neon-devel"
 short_desc="Library That Provides Access to the MusicBrainz Server (5.x)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"