diff --git a/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk b/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
index b75c70dbdd..cac68f8a11 100644
--- a/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
+++ b/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ STRONGSWAN_SOURCE = strongswan-$(STRONGSWAN_VERSION).tar.bz2
 STRONGSWAN_SITE = http://download.strongswan.org
 STRONGSWAN_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 STRONGSWAN_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING LICENSE
+STRONGSWAN_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 STRONGSWAN_CONF_OPT +=                                                             \
       --enable-pkcs11=yes                                                          \
       --enable-kernel-netlink=$(if $(BR2_INET_IPV6),yes,no)                        \