diff --git a/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm b/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
index a0a5498039..be4fa61a37 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
@@ -881,19 +881,20 @@ (define-public tinmop
 (define-public telescope
   (package
     (name "telescope")
-    (version "0.4.1")
+    (version "0.5.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (string-append "https://github.com/omar-polo/telescope/releases/download/"
                            version "/telescope-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "086zps4nslv5isfw1b5gvms7vp3fglm7x1a6ks0h0wxarzj350bl"))))
+        (base32 "1fgv7gg2lwrjcihq6mkraqm10a6a7h430ikrjpcwfcpv1gvj8ckz"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f))                    ;no tests
     (native-inputs
-     `(("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)))
+     `(("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)
+       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (inputs
      `(("libevent"  ,libevent)
        ("libressl"  ,libressl)