diff --git a/package/libgtk3/libgtk3.mk b/package/libgtk3/libgtk3.mk
index 1b85d00aae..bdf820de37 100644
--- a/package/libgtk3/libgtk3.mk
+++ b/package/libgtk3/libgtk3.mk
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ HOST_LIBGTK3_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-librsvg
 
 HOST_LIBGTK3_CFLAGS = \
-	`$(HOST_DIR)/bin/pkgconf --cflags --libs gdk-pixbuf-2.0` \
-	`$(HOST_DIR)/bin/pkgconf --cflags --libs gio-2.0`
+	`$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags --libs gdk-pixbuf-2.0` \
+	`$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags --libs gio-2.0`
 
 define HOST_LIBGTK3_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	echo "#define GETTEXT_PACKAGE \"gtk30\"" >> $(@D)/gtk/config.h