diff --git a/srcpkgs/xterm/template b/srcpkgs/xterm/template
index ef7aeb6294..33ed64a9ab 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xterm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xterm/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'xterm'.
 pkgname=xterm
 version=303
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-wide-chars --enable-88-color --enable-broken-osc
  --enable-256-color --enable-luit --enable-paste64 --enable-ansicolor
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ configure_args="--enable-wide-chars --enable-88-color --enable-broken-osc
  --disable-imake --enable-narrowproto --libdir=/etc --enable-load-vt-fonts
  --with-app-defaults=/usr/share/X11/app-defaults --enable-i18n
  --disable-full-tgetent --disable-imake --enable-doublechars
- --enable-freetype --enable-tcap-query --enable-logging --enable-dabbrev"
+ --enable-freetype --enable-tcap-query --enable-logging --enable-dabbrev
+ --with-pkg-config=yes"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libXft-devel libXaw-devel ncurses-devel fontconfig-devel
  libX11-devel libXmu-devel libXt-devel libICE-devel"
 short_desc="X Terminal Emulator"