diff --git a/src/ply-splash-core.pc.in b/src/ply-splash-core.pc.in
index 794fecc3..01878a24 100644
--- a/src/ply-splash-core.pc.in
+++ b/src/ply-splash-core.pc.in
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ policydir=@PLYMOUTH_POLICY_DIR@
 Name: Plymouth
 Description: Utility Library for Boot Splash Plugins
 Version: @VERSION@
+Requires: xkbcommon
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lply-splash-core -lply -ldl
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/plymouth-1/ply -I${includedir}/plymouth-1/ply-splash-core