diff --git a/x11-misc/svkbd/svkbd-0.2.1-r1.ebuild b/x11-misc/svkbd/svkbd-0.2.1-r1.ebuild
index 8542e85bf1821..2575cda3b4852 100644
--- a/x11-misc/svkbd/svkbd-0.2.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/svkbd/svkbd-0.2.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ DEPEND="
 	${RDEPEND}
 	x11-base/xorg-proto
 "
+BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
 
 src_prepare() {
 	default