diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index dbe53aabcf08..e0e7ca6d9753 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6000,6 +6000,7 @@ in modules // {
       pkgs.libpng
       pkgs.libtiff
       pkgs.libwebp
+      pkgs.pkgconfig
     ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ numpy ];