diff --git a/math/octave-forge-general/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-general/Makefile
index 4cc01930ae38..d944c86611a3 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-general/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-general/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 PORTNAME=	octave-forge-general
 PORTVERSION=	2.1.4
 CATEGORIES=	math
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/octave/Octave%20Forge%20Packages/Individual%20Package%20Releases
 DISTNAME=	${OCTAVE_PKGNAME}-${DISTVERSIONFULL}
 
 MAINTAINER=	stephen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Octave-forge package ${OCTAVE_PKGNAME}
 WWW=		https://packages.octave.org/
 
-USES=		octave
+USES=		octave pkgconfig
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>