diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 602e13369..4b41a5a15 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(E_REMOTE, [
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(E_START, [
   eina >= ${efl_version}
+  evas >= ${efl_version}
 ])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(E_IMC, [