diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/bdwgc/bdwgc_7.2d.bb b/meta/recipes-support/bdwgc/bdwgc_7.2d.bb
index 46e5257671..2ba7aa5a87 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/bdwgc/bdwgc_7.2d.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/bdwgc/bdwgc_7.2d.bb
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/gc-${REAL_PV}"
 
 ARM_INSTRUCTION_SET = "arm"
 
-inherit autotools
+inherit autotools pkgconfig
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"