diff --git a/config.usage b/config.usage
index 98c36a6..33d1e58 100644
--- a/config.usage
+++ b/config.usage
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ supported switches:
 	--shell
 	--debug
 
+	--pkgconf
+	--pkgconfig
+
 	--strict
 	--ccstrict
 	--ldstrict
@@ -142,6 +145,9 @@ supported variables:
 	CROSS_COMPILE
 	SHELL
 
+	PKGCONF
+	PKGCONFIG
+
 	CFLAGS
 	CFLAGS_DEBUG
 	CFLAGS_COMMON
@@ -180,6 +186,9 @@ supported variables:
 	NATIVE_CFLAGS
 	NATIVE_LDFLAGS
 
+	NATIVE_PKGCONF
+	NATIVE_PKGCONFIG
+
 	NATIVE_OS
 	NATIVE_OS_BITS
 	NATIVE_OS_UNDERSCORE
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bc7f9f7..d2283e0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -186,6 +186,24 @@ init_vars()
 		mb_makefile='Makefile'
 	fi
 
+	# pkgconf (host)
+	if [ -z "${PKGCONF}" ]; then
+		PKGCONF="$mb_pkgconf"
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "${PKGCONF}" ]; then
+		PKGCONF="${PKGCONFIG}"
+	fi
+
+	# pkgconf (native)
+	if [ -z "${NATIVE_PKGCONF}" ]; then
+		NATIVE_PKGCONF="$mb_native_pkgconf"
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "${NATIVE_PKGCONF}" ]; then
+		NATIVE_PKGCONF="${NATIVE_PKGCONFIG}"
+	fi
+
 	# project-specific initialization
 	if [ _$mb_use_custom_cfginit = _yes ]; then
 		. "$mb_project_dir/project/config/cfginit.sh"
@@ -259,6 +277,9 @@ init_vars()
 	mb_cross_compile=$CROSS_COMPILE
 	mb_shell=$SHELL
 
+	# pkgconf
+	mb_pkgconf=$PKGCONF
+
 	# switches
 	mb_cflags=$CFLAGS
 	mb_cflags_debug=$CFLAGS_DEBUG
@@ -303,6 +324,8 @@ init_vars()
 	mb_native_cflags=$NATIVE_CFLAGS
 	mb_native_ldflags=$NATIVE_LDFLAGS
 
+	mb_native_pkgconf=$NATIVE_PKGCONF
+
 	mb_native_pe_subsystem=$NATIVE_PE_SUBSYSTEM
 	mb_native_pe_image_base=$NATIVE_PE_IMAGE_BASE
 
@@ -1107,6 +1130,15 @@ for arg ; do
 			mb_makemode=${arg#*=}
 			;;
 
+		#pkgconf[ig]
+		--pkgconf=*)
+			mb_pkgconf=${arg#*=}
+			;;
+
+		--pkgconfig=*)
+			mb_pkgconf=${arg#*=}
+			;;
+
 		# build
 		--build=*)
 			mb_build=${arg#*=}
diff --git a/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.in b/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.in
index bfbb563..441f8ab 100644
--- a/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.in
+++ b/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.in
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ DLLTOOL                                 = @ccenv_dlltool@
 WINDMC                                  = @ccenv_windmc@
 WINDRC                                  = @ccenv_windrc@
 
+PKGCONF                                 = @ccenv_pkgconf@
+
 # @ccenv_cfgtype@ secondary tools
 # note: the direct use of $(@ccenv_makevar_prefix@LD) is highly discouraged
 AS                                      = @ccenv_as@
diff --git a/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.sh b/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.sh
index e66614a..26270f4 100644
--- a/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.sh
+++ b/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.sh
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ ccenv_set_primary_tools()
 {
 	ccenv_core_tools="ar nm objdump ranlib size strip strings objcopy"
 	ccenv_hack_tools="addr2line cov elfedit readelf readobj otool"
-	ccenv_peep_tools="perk mdso dlltool windmc windres"
+	ccenv_peep_tools="perk mdso dlltool windmc windres pkgconf"
 
 	for __tool in $(printf '%s' "$ccenv_core_tools $ccenv_hack_tools $ccenv_peep_tools"); do
 		ccenv_tool_prolog "$__tool"
diff --git a/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.vars b/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.vars
index 6cdd547..41eb327 100644
--- a/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.vars
+++ b/sofort/ccenv/ccenv.vars
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ ccenv_dlltool=
 ccenv_windmc=
 ccenv_windrc=
 
+ccenv_pkgconf=
+
 # cflags
 ccenv_cflags_os=
 ccenv_cflags_pic=
diff --git a/sofort/config/config.vars b/sofort/config/config.vars
index d8a5b2b..0c01a29 100644
--- a/sofort/config/config.vars
+++ b/sofort/config/config.vars
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ freestanding
 cross_compile
 shell
 
+pkgconf
+pkgconfig
+
 prefix
 exec_prefix
 bindir
@@ -126,6 +129,9 @@ native_cfghost
 native_cflags
 native_ldflags
 
+native_pkgconf
+native_pkgconfig
+
 native_pe_subsystem
 native_pe_image_base