diff --git a/package/ntfs-3g/Makefile b/package/ntfs-3g/Makefile
index aaf85083ed..5c07adaa7c 100644
--- a/package/ntfs-3g/Makefile
+++ b/package/ntfs-3g/Makefile
@@ -105,3 +105,6 @@ define Package/ntfs-3g/install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,ntfs-3g))
+$(eval $(call RequireCommand,pkg-config, \
+	$(PKG_NAME) requires pkg-config. \
+))