diff --git a/dev-cpp/asio/asio-1.28.0.ebuild b/dev-cpp/asio/asio-1.28.0.ebuild
index 640c6e0e27436..f11d6fe751c98 100644
--- a/dev-cpp/asio/asio-1.28.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-cpp/asio/asio-1.28.0.ebuild
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ DEPEND="
 		dev-libs/openssl
 	)
 "
+BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
 
 src_prepare() {
 	default