diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index cdebe07..1be2ec7 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ which autoreconf || {
 	exit 1
 }
 
+echo -n "checking for pkg-config... "
+which pkg-config || {
+	echo "*** No pkg-config found, please install it ***"
+	exit 1
+}
+
 echo "running autoreconf"
 autoreconf --force --install || exit $?