diff --git a/recipes-containers/lxc/lxc_0.9.0.bb b/recipes-containers/lxc/lxc_0.9.0.bb
index 4bbc1c1e..f960a1f8 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/lxc/lxc_0.9.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/lxc/lxc_0.9.0.bb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[doc] = "--enable-doc,--disable-doc,,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[rpath] = "--enable-rpath,--disable-rpath,,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[apparmour] = "--enable-apparmor,--disable-apparmor,apparmor,apparmor"
 
-inherit autotools
+inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
 FILES_${PN}-doc = "${mandir} ${infodir}"
 # For LXC the docdir only contains example configuration files and should be included in the lxc package