diff --git a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
index 2e41c11dbd..4fe34e0aad 100644
--- a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
+++ b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 NODEJS_VERSION = 14.18.3
 NODEJS_SOURCE = node-v$(NODEJS_VERSION).tar.xz
 NODEJS_SITE = http://nodejs.org/dist/v$(NODEJS_VERSION)
-NODEJS_DEPENDENCIES = host-qemu host-python3 host-nodejs c-ares \
+NODEJS_DEPENDENCIES = host-qemu host-pkgconf host-python3 host-nodejs c-ares \
 	libuv zlib nghttp2 \
 	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_MODULES_ADDITIONAL_DEPS))
-HOST_NODEJS_DEPENDENCIES = host-icu host-libopenssl host-python3 host-zlib
+HOST_NODEJS_DEPENDENCIES = host-icu host-libopenssl host-pkgconf host-python3 \
+	host-zlib
 NODEJS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 NODEJS_LICENSE = MIT (core code); MIT, Apache and BSD family licenses (Bundled components)
 NODEJS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE