diff --git a/dev-libs/libstrophe/libstrophe-0.10.0.ebuild b/dev-libs/libstrophe/libstrophe-0.10.0.ebuild
index d3f341dcdf596..bf0d452cd737c 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libstrophe/libstrophe-0.10.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/libstrophe/libstrophe-0.10.0.ebuild
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="
+	virtual/pkgconfig
 	doc? ( app-doc/doxygen )
 "
 
diff --git a/dev-libs/libstrophe/libstrophe-0.11.0.ebuild b/dev-libs/libstrophe/libstrophe-0.11.0.ebuild
index 12a6e1084f43a..66203627f86d5 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libstrophe/libstrophe-0.11.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/libstrophe/libstrophe-0.11.0.ebuild
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="
+	virtual/pkgconfig
 	doc? ( app-doc/doxygen )
 "