diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.9.6.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.9.6.bb
index b27115b981..f49e26a5c8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.9.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.9.6.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://subversion.tigris.org"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 
-inherit gettext
+inherit gettext pkgconfig
 
 SRC_URI = "${APACHE_MIRROR}/${BPN}/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
            file://disable_macos.patch \