diff --git a/srcpkgs/idjc/template b/srcpkgs/idjc/template
index 830ccd2e510..2d2a5dcd0e6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/idjc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/idjc/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=idjc
 version=0.8.7
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libvorbis-devel libogg-devel jack-devel libsamplerate-devel
  libflac-devel libsndfile-devel libmad-devel ffmpeg-devel>=1.2
  speex-devel glib-devel pixman-devel lame-devel pygtk-devel