diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
index 55aced9f9a..0b24540bf9 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG:remove:darwin = "kvm virglrenderer epoxy gtk+"
 PACKAGECONFIG:remove:mingw32 = "kvm virglrenderer epoxy gtk+"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG[sdl] = "--enable-sdl,--disable-sdl,libsdl2"
+PACKAGECONFIG[png] = "--enable-png,--disable-png,libpng"
 PACKAGECONFIG[virtfs] = "--enable-virtfs --enable-attr --enable-cap-ng,--disable-virtfs,libcap-ng attr,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[aio] = "--enable-linux-aio,--disable-linux-aio,libaio,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[uring] = "--enable-linux-io-uring,--disable-linux-io-uring,liburing"