diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mimic/mimic_1.3.0.1.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mimic/mimic_1.3.0.1.bb
index f4e26d52c3..412a272eed 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mimic/mimic_1.3.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/mimic/mimic_1.3.0.1.bb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/MycroftAI/mimic1.git \
            file://0001-cmu_indic_lang-Make-cst_rx_not_indic-as-extern-decla.patch \
           "
 
-inherit autotools
+inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"