diff --git a/package/jpeg-turbo/jpeg-turbo.mk b/package/jpeg-turbo/jpeg-turbo.mk
index 91d6b4ea2a..c3de04af7e 100644
--- a/package/jpeg-turbo/jpeg-turbo.mk
+++ b/package/jpeg-turbo/jpeg-turbo.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ JPEG_TURBO_LICENSE = jpeg-license (BSD-3c-like)
 JPEG_TURBO_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
 JPEG_TURBO_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 JPEG_TURBO_PROVIDES = jpeg
+JPEG_TURBO_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
 JPEG_TURBO_CONF_OPTS = --with-jpeg8