diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index adf87804b..51c649909 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ ul_libfdisk_incdir  = $(top_builddir)/libfdisk/src
 
 ul_libuuid_incdir  = $(top_srcdir)/libuuid/src
 
-pkgconfigdir = $(usrlib_execdir)/pkgconfig
-
 bashcompletiondir = @bashcompletiondir@
 
 dist_noinst_HEADERS =
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c314edd65..7f462f910 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ m4_ifndef([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG],
     environment variable AL_OPTS="-I/other/macro/dir" before running
     ./autogen.sh or autoreconf again. Make sure pkg-config is installed.])])
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+PKG_INSTALLDIR(['${usrlib_execdir}/pkgconfig'])
 
 GTK_DOC_CHECK([1.10])
 AC_PATH_PROG([XSLTPROC], [xsltproc])