diff --git a/meta/packages/dbus/dbus.inc b/meta/packages/dbus/dbus.inc
index 2efcf46b22..7d72502ad7 100644
--- a/meta/packages/dbus/dbus.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/dbus/dbus.inc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SRC_URI = "\
   file://99_dbus \
 "
 
-inherit autotools pkgconfig gettext
+inherit autotools pkgconfig gettext pkgconfig_stage
 
 INITSCRIPT_NAME = "dbus-1"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 02 5 2 . stop 20 0 1 6 ."