diff --git a/devel/pkgconf/Makefile b/devel/pkgconf/Makefile
index 21599c6847c3b..ef8371c79a7d8 100644
--- a/devel/pkgconf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pkgconf/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LICENSE=	ISCL
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	kyua:devel/kyua
 
-USES=		cpe tar:xz libtool pathfix
+USES=		cpe tar:xz libtool pathfix pkgconf
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes