diff --git a/packages/p/pkgconf/xmake.lua b/packages/p/pkgconf/xmake.lua
index 34a00b919..b270d2566 100644
--- a/packages/p/pkgconf/xmake.lua
+++ b/packages/p/pkgconf/xmake.lua
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ package("pkgconf")
     add_urls("https://distfiles.dereferenced.org/pkgconf/pkgconf-$(version).tar.xz")
     add_versions("1.7.4", "d73f32c248a4591139a6b17777c80d4deab6b414ec2b3d21d0a24be348c476ab")
     add_versions("1.8.0", "ef9c7e61822b7cb8356e6e9e1dca58d9556f3200d78acab35e4347e9d4c2bbaf")
+    add_versions("1.9.3", "5fb355b487d54fb6d341e4f18d4e2f7e813a6622cf03a9e87affa6a40565699d")
 
-    if is_host("windows") then
-        add_deps("meson", "ninja")
-    end
+    on_load(function (package)
+        if not package:is_precompiled() and is_host("windows") then
+            package:add("deps", "meson", "ninja")
+        end
+    end)
 
     on_install("@macosx", "@linux", "@bsd", function(package)
         import("package.tools.autoconf").install(package)