diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.10.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.10.ebuild
index a77d7dcecb..e2b0049575 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.10.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.10.ebuild
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ IUSE="+netlink"
 
 RDEPEND="netlink? ( net-libs/libmnl )"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="app-arch/xz-utils"
+BDEPEND="
+	app-arch/xz-utils
+	netlink? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
+"
 
 src_configure() {
 	econf $(use_enable netlink)
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.6.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.6.ebuild
index 90851ccd8b..cd0bd783b1 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.6.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.6.ebuild
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ IUSE="+netlink"
 
 RDEPEND="netlink? ( net-libs/libmnl )"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="app-arch/xz-utils"
+BDEPEND="
+	app-arch/xz-utils
+	netlink? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
+"
 
 src_configure() {
 	econf $(use_enable netlink)
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.7.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.7.ebuild
index 90851ccd8b..cd0bd783b1 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.7.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.7.ebuild
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ IUSE="+netlink"
 
 RDEPEND="netlink? ( net-libs/libmnl )"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="app-arch/xz-utils"
+BDEPEND="
+	app-arch/xz-utils
+	netlink? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
+"
 
 src_configure() {
 	econf $(use_enable netlink)
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.9.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.9.ebuild
index 9e9b809a9d..cb6df20a3a 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.9.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/ethtool/ethtool-6.9.ebuild
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ IUSE="+netlink"
 
 RDEPEND="netlink? ( net-libs/libmnl )"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="app-arch/xz-utils"
+BDEPEND="
+	app-arch/xz-utils
+	netlink? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
+"
 
 src_configure() {
 	econf $(use_enable netlink)