diff --git a/srcpkgs/icann-rdap-cli/template b/srcpkgs/icann-rdap-cli/template
index ef02703e7ec..d349148754d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/icann-rdap-cli/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/icann-rdap-cli/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=0.0.21
 revision=1
 build_wrksrc="icann-rdap-cli"
 build_style=cargo
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="openssl-devel"
 short_desc="ICANN implementation of the Registry Data Access Protocol (RDAP)"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"