1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index b74e7939..96698502 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -37,10 +37,19 @@ test -f btrfs.c || {
 (automake --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
 	echo
 	echo "You must have automake installed to generate btrfs-progs build system."
-	echo 
+	echo
 	DIE=1
 }
 
+(pkg-config --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
+	echo
+	echo "You must have pkg-config installed to use btrfs-progs build system."
+	echo "The pkg-config utility was not found in the standard location, set"
+	echo "the PKG_CONFIG/PKG_CONFIG_PATH/PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR variables at the"
+	echo "configure time."
+	echo
+}
+
 if test "$DIE" -eq 1; then
 	exit 1
 fi