diff --git a/debian/tests/control b/debian/tests/control
index 6d902f543dd456fbd2d1855e44593bbf50373730..ec8e122954d9f0bb3b24ce58c19944f46ab6ee58 100644
--- a/debian/tests/control
+++ b/debian/tests/control
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Tests: smoke
 Depends:
  build-essential,
  libcapsule-dev,
+ pkg-config,
 
 Tests: symbols version
 Depends: