diff --git a/srcpkgs/nsd/template b/srcpkgs/nsd/template
index b434bad2425..b2330b726a0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nsd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nsd/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-ratelimit --enable-ratelimit-default-is-off
  --with-libevent=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr --with-ssl=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
-hostmakedepends="automake"
+hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config"
 makedepends="libevent-devel"
 short_desc="Authoritative only, high performance and simple DNS server"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"