diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.10/kdepimlibs.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.10/kdepimlibs.nix
index c9813b19f52..7ec1612b1e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.10/kdepimlibs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.10/kdepimlibs.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-{ kde, boost, cyrus_sasl, gpgme, libical, openldap, shared_mime_info
+{ kde, pkgconfig, boost, cyrus_sasl, gpgme, libical, openldap, shared_mime_info
 , kdelibs, akonadi, libxslt, prison, nepomuk_core
 , shared_desktop_ontologies, qjson }:
 
 kde {
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+
   buildInputs =
     [ boost gpgme libical libxslt qjson
       openldap cyrus_sasl akonadi shared_desktop_ontologies