diff --git a/srcpkgs/pyorbit/template b/srcpkgs/pyorbit/template
index 65112be2f4..f73afae62e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pyorbit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pyorbit/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license="LGPL"
 distfiles="http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/${pkgname}/2.24/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 fulldepends="python"
-makedepends="python-devel ORBit2-devel ORBit2"
+makedepends="pkg-config python-devel ORBit2-devel ORBit2"
 short_desc="Python bindings for the ORBit2 CORBA ORB"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
 checksum=8754669b8220aa1f151b920360029d5ea28c42bec55769059676725fe28397b8