diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/smcroute/smcroute_2.5.3.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/smcroute/smcroute_2.5.3.bb
index f226f23af8..8e62f588f3 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/smcroute/smcroute_2.5.3.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/smcroute/smcroute_2.5.3.bb
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/troglobit/smcroute.git;branch=master;protocol=git"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit autotools
+inherit autotools pkgconfig