diff --git a/srcpkgs/setroot/patches/new-imlib.patch b/srcpkgs/setroot/patches/new-imlib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad4d1b93ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/setroot/patches/new-imlib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ NAME     := setroot
+ CC       := gcc
+ OFLAG    :=
+ CFLAGS   := -std=c99 -Wall -g -Wextra ${OFLAG}
+-LIBS     := -lX11 `imlib2-config --libs`
++LIBS     := -lX11 `${PKG_CONFIG} --libs imlib2`
+ 
+ SRC      := setroot.c
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/setroot/template b/srcpkgs/setroot/template
index 9f30a3b13e3..2e4a93a52af 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/setroot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/setroot/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=2.0.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="xinerama=$(vopt_if xinerama 1 0)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="imlib2-devel $(vopt_if xinerama libXinerama-devel)"
 short_desc="Simple X background setter"
 maintainer="SolitudeSF <solitudesf@protonmail.com>"