diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyprecice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyprecice/default.nix
index 0f82bf1a4e54..b6e52d675485 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyprecice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyprecice/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , mpi4py
 , numpy
 , precice
+, pkgconfig
 , pythonOlder
 }:
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cython
+    pkgconfig
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [