diff --git a/databases/tcl-sqlite3/Makefile b/databases/tcl-sqlite3/Makefile
index 591d308a11cb..1cf14f5aa83a 100644
--- a/databases/tcl-sqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/databases/tcl-sqlite3/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	sqlite3:${PORTSDIR}/databases/sqlite3
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/tea
 
+USES=		pkgconfig
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_TCL=	84+