diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.8/kdeplasma-addons.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.8/kdeplasma-addons.nix
index de2cabf20e4..a8a1974eda2 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.8/kdeplasma-addons.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.8/kdeplasma-addons.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ kde {
     attica python qca2 qimageblitz kdepimlibs
     libqalculate libXtst shared_desktop_ontologies marble libkexiv2];
 
+  buildNativeInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "KDE Plasma Addons";
     license = "GPL";