diff --git a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
index 5101976fb9..05d4e98575 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
@@ -2146,7 +2146,7 @@ (define-public perl-gtk2
                 "0ry9jfvfgdwzalxcvwsgr7plhk3agx7p40l0fqdf3vrf7ds47i29"))))
     (build-system perl-build-system)
     (native-inputs
-     (list perl-extutils-depends perl-extutils-pkgconfig))
+     (list perl-extutils-depends perl-extutils-pkgconfig pkg-config))
     (inputs
      (list gtk+-2))
     (propagated-inputs