diff --git a/src/core/config/linux.pri b/src/core/config/linux.pri
index 1cc6065ac179e87d313e67e3ddc240f5b5d55776..c2d41b4d0cd299b570f454b94ab8154dc8a4c192 100644
--- a/src/core/config/linux.pri
+++ b/src/core/config/linux.pri
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ host_build {
         # Strip '>2 /dev/null' from $$pkgConfigExecutable()
         PKGCONFIG = $$first($$list($$pkgConfigExecutable()))
         gn_args += pkg_config=\"$$PKGCONFIG\"
+        gn_args += "host_pkg_config=\"pkg-config\""
     }
 
     qtConfig(system-zlib): use?(system_minizip): gn_args += use_system_zlib=true use_system_minizip=true