diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index 1edac0e0ac..1b69cf25d6 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ define Build/Configure/Default
 		CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		CPPFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib -L$(STAGING_DIR)/lib" \
-		PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig" \
+		PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig" \
 		$(2) \
 		$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)/configure \
 		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \