diff --git a/package/libmatroska/libmatroska.mk b/package/libmatroska/libmatroska.mk
index 1086e87638..5e2d9b1a03 100644
--- a/package/libmatroska/libmatroska.mk
+++ b/package/libmatroska/libmatroska.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ LIBMATROSKA_SITE = http://dl.matroska.org/downloads/libmatroska
 LIBMATROSKA_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBMATROSKA_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
 LIBMATROSKA_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.LGPL
-LIBMATROSKA_DEPENDENCIES = libebml
+LIBMATROSKA_DEPENDENCIES = libebml host-pkgconf
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))