diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/nodejs/nodejs-18.12.1-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/nodejs/nodejs-18.12.1-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
index 2ea5d3c974f..c2a1a50d330 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/nodejs/nodejs-18.12.1-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/nodejs/nodejs-18.12.1-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ checksums = ['ba8174dda00d5b90943f37c6a180a1d37c861d91e04a4cb38dc1c0c74981c186']
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.39'),
     ('Python', '3.10.8', '-bare'),
+    ('pkgconf', '1.9.3'),
 ]
 
 dependencies = [