diff --git a/sysutils/pciutils/Makefile b/sysutils/pciutils/Makefile
index 2387909b91f7..8cce7ae5dc5a 100644
--- a/sysutils/pciutils/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/pciutils/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ COMMENT=	PCI configuration utilities
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	libpci>=${PORTVERSION}:devel/libpci
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libpci.so:devel/libpci
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/share/pciids/pci.ids:misc/pciids