diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2eeef8618..29931465a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ CheckDirectFB()
         else
             AC_MSG_CHECKING(for DirectFB support)
 
-            if ! pkg-config --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.5 ; then
+            if ! $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.5 ; then
                 AC_MSG_ERROR([*** pkg-config too old; version 0.5 or better required.])
             fi