diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/efibootmgr/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/efibootmgr/default.nix
index 3323ac248974..dd898de0fc26 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/efibootmgr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/efibootmgr/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # We have no LTO here since commit 22284b07.
   postPatch = if stdenv.isi686 then "sed '/^CFLAGS/s/-flto//' -i Make.defaults" else null;
 
-  makeFlags = [ "EFIDIR=nixos" ];
+  makeFlags = [ "EFIDIR=nixos" "PKG_CONFIG=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}pkg-config" ];
 
   installFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" ];