diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
index 337c337e85..da50776cd7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-debug"
 depends="libtorrent>=0.13.2"
-makedepends="libcurl-devel libsigc++-devel libtorrent-devel>=0.13.2 ncurses-devel"
+makedepends="pkg-config libcurl-devel libsigc++-devel libtorrent-devel>=0.13.2 ncurses-devel"
 short_desc="Ncurses BitTorrent client based on libTorrent"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no"