diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/imlib2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/imlib2/default.nix
index 5bcd1d5cda4c..d5c5424c077d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/imlib2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/imlib2/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, x11, libjpeg, libtiff, libungif, libpng, bzip2 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, x11, libjpeg, libtiff, libungif, libpng, bzip2, pkgconfig }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "imlib2-1.4.4";
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "163162aifak8ya17brzqwjlr8ywz40s2s3573js5blcc1g4m5pm4";
   };
   
-  buildInputs = [ x11 libjpeg libtiff libungif libpng bzip2 ];
+  buildInputs = [ x11 libjpeg libtiff libungif libpng bzip2 pkgconfig ];
 }