diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/gnuplot/gnuplot_5.4.3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/gnuplot/gnuplot_5.4.3.bb
index 7343a08c7..fe5e5c067 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/gnuplot/gnuplot_5.4.3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/gnuplot/gnuplot_5.4.3.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LICENSE = "gnuplot"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://Copyright;md5=243a186fc2fd3b992125d60d5b1bab8f"
 DEPENDS = "${BPN}-native virtual/libx11 gd readline"
 
-inherit autotools features_check
+inherit autotools features_check pkgconfig
 # depends on virtual/libx11
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11"