diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8f639e3d6d..801ac1e15c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@ EFL_LIB_END([Eolian_Cxx])
 
 EFL_LIB_START([Efl])
 
+EFL_PLATFORM_DEPEND([EFL], [evil])
 EFL_INTERNAL_DEPEND_PKG([EFL], [eina])
 EFL_INTERNAL_DEPEND_PKG([EFL], [eo])