diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.3.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.3.bb
index 083d2cbc00..6617164e3d 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.3.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.3.bb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ DEPENDS = "pps-tools"
 
 # Note: Despite being built via './configure; make; make install',
 #       chrony does not use GNU Autotools.
-inherit update-rc.d systemd
+inherit update-rc.d systemd pkgconfig
 
 # Add chronyd user if privdrop packageconfig is selected
 inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', 'useradd', '', d)}