diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-configure/02-script-wrapper.sh b/common/hooks/pre-configure/02-script-wrapper.sh
index ea4eea45299..498c5b4354b 100644
--- a/common/hooks/pre-configure/02-script-wrapper.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-configure/02-script-wrapper.sh
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ pkgconfig_wrapper() {
 #!/bin/sh
 
 export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/lib/pkgconfig:$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/share/pkgconfig"
-export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/lib/pkgconfig"
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/lib/pkgconfig:$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/share/pkgconfig\${PKG_CONFIG_PATH:+:\${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}}"
+export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/lib/pkgconfig\${PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR:+:\${PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR}}"
 exec /usr/bin/pkg-config "\$@"
 _EOF
 	chmod 755 ${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-pkg-config