diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/xburst-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/xburst-tools/default.nix
index 410c0ab93a18..7bd5ccddee0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/xburst-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/xburst-tools/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchgit, libusb, autoconf, automake, confuse
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, libusb, autoconf, automake, confuse, pkgconfig
 , gccCross ? null }:
 
 let
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   # Not to strip cross build binaries (this is for the gcc-cross-wrapper)
   dontCrossStrip = true;
 
+  buildNativeInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ libusb autoconf automake confuse ] ++
     stdenv.lib.optional (gccCross != null) gccCross;