diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index 2ba10f30ed..0a4ab2194c 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--default-library=$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static,shared) \
 		--buildtype=$(if $(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),debug,release) \
 		--cross-file=$$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build/cross-compilation.conf \
+		-Dbuild.pkg_config_path=$$(HOST_DIR)/lib/pkgconfig \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPTS) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
 endef