diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/zchunk/zchunk_1.1.16.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/zchunk/zchunk_1.1.16.bb
index 59a0dfff2f..c1b22886fb 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/zchunk/zchunk_1.1.16.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/zchunk/zchunk_1.1.16.bb
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ DEPENDS = "\
 DEPENDS:append:libc-musl = " argp-standalone"
 LDFLAGS:append:libc-musl = " -largp"
 
-inherit meson
+inherit meson pkgconfig
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"