diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix
index 606e049703df..ccee4f213141 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gmic/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fftw, zlib, libjpeg, libtiff, libpng }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fftw, zlib, libjpeg, libtiff, libpng, pkgconfig }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gmic-${version}";
-  version = "1.7.7";
+  version = "1.7.8";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://gmic.eu/files/source/gmic_${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0shcxgq8nc391c0y0zh3l87g3p7fvsmgshi1x1jvvwwq1b9nf6vp";
+    sha256 = "1921s0n2frj8q95l8lm8was64cypnychgcgcavx9q8qljzbk4brs";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+
   buildInputs = [ fftw zlib libjpeg libtiff libpng ];
 
   sourceRoot = "${name}/src";