diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/vdpau/libvdpau_1.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/vdpau/libvdpau_1.4.bb
index ec2d10608b..64dd3ea785 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/vdpau/libvdpau_1.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/vdpau/libvdpau_1.4.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://anongit.freedesktop.org/vdpau/libvdpau"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit features_check meson
+inherit features_check meson pkgconfig
 
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11"