diff --git a/package/netatalk/netatalk.mk b/package/netatalk/netatalk.mk
index c01e36070..4063b5332 100644
--- a/package/netatalk/netatalk.mk
+++ b/package/netatalk/netatalk.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NETATALK_VERSION = 3.0
 NETATALK_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/netatalk/netatalk/$(NETATALK_VERSION)
 NETATALK_SOURCE = netatalk-$(NETATALK_VERSION).tar.bz2
 
-NETATALK_DEPENDENCIES = openssl berkeleydb libgcrypt libgpg-error
+NETATALK_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf openssl berkeleydb libgcrypt libgpg-error
 NETATALK_CONF_ENV += CC="$(TARGET_CC) -std=gnu99"
 NETATALK_CONF_OPT += --with-cnid-cdb-backend \
 	--with-bdb=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \