diff --git a/templates/font-util/template b/templates/font-util/template
index db551903ff4..2c66933b9b5 100644
--- a/templates/font-util/template
+++ b/templates/font-util/template
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 Add_dependency full glibc
 Add_dependency full perl
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
 #
 # These aren't really required, but this is to centralize the
 # requirement of dependent packages.