diff --git a/devel/git-cliff/Makefile b/devel/git-cliff/Makefile
index bf3dadca993e..cafc35c1d432 100644
--- a/devel/git-cliff/Makefile
+++ b/devel/git-cliff/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.8 2021/10/23 19:27:10 pin Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.9 2021/10/29 08:05:08 pin Exp $
 
 DISTNAME=	git-cliff-0.4.2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ LICENSE=	gnu-gpl-v3
 
 .include "cargo-depends.mk"
 
+USE_TOOLS+=		pkg-config
+
 INSTALLATION_DIRS=	bin
 
 do-install: