diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/avogadro/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/avogadro/default.nix
index 702f4c28912f..b3e2e2101004 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/avogadro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/avogadro/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, qt4, zlib, eigen, openbabel }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, qt4, zlib, eigen, openbabel, pkgconfig }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "avogadro-1.0.3";
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ qt4 eigen zlib openbabel ];
 
-  buildNativeInputs = [ cmake ];
+  buildNativeInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
 
   meta = {
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];