diff --git a/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template b/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template
index 90924467b1a..7a810bf0a39 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wpa_supplicant/template
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ do_build() {
 	cp -f ${FILESDIR}/config .config
 
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/lib/pkgconfig"
 		make CC="$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET-gcc" LD="$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET-ld" \
 			AR="$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET-ar" RANLIB="$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET-ranlib" \
 			PREFIX=/usr ${makejobs}