diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_rgb/xapp_rgb.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_rgb/xapp_rgb.mk
index d63576f44d..b2d5d77744 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_rgb/xapp_rgb.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_rgb/xapp_rgb.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ XAPP_RGB_SOURCE = rgb-$(XAPP_RGB_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XAPP_RGB_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app
 XAPP_RGB_LICENSE = MIT
 XAPP_RGB_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-XAPP_RGB_DEPENDENCIES = xorgproto
+XAPP_RGB_DEPENDENCIES = xorgproto host-pkgconf
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))