diff --git a/kiwixbuild/platforms/android.py b/kiwixbuild/platforms/android.py
index 1a8e3a4..668a2ab 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/platforms/android.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/platforms/android.py
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ class AndroidPlatformInfo(PlatformInfo):
 
     def binaries(self):
         install_path = self.install_path
-        return {k:pj(install_path, 'bin', v)
-                for k,v in self.binaries_name.items()}
+        binaries = {k:pj(install_path, 'bin', v)
+                    for k,v in self.binaries_name.items()}
+        binaries['PKGCONFIG'] = 'pkg-config'
+        return binaries
 
     @property
     def ndk_builder(self):
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/platforms/armhf.py b/kiwixbuild/platforms/armhf.py
index d07710d..6e0497d 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/platforms/armhf.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/platforms/armhf.py
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ class ArmhfPlatformInfo(PlatformInfo):
                              ('RANLIB', 'ranlib'),
                              ('LD', 'ld'))
                )
-        return {k:pj(self.root_path, 'bin', v)
-                for k,v in binaries}
+        binaries = {k:pj(self.root_path, 'bin', v)
+                    for k,v in binaries}
+        binaries['PKGCONFIG'] = 'pkg-config'
+        return binaries
 
     @property
     def exe_wrapper_def(self):
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/platforms/i586.py b/kiwixbuild/platforms/i586.py
index ec1160a..e090001 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/platforms/i586.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/platforms/i586.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class I586PlatformInfo(PlatformInfo):
                              ('AR', 'ar'),
                              ('STRIP', 'strip'),
                              ('RANLIB', 'ranlib'),
-                             ('LD', 'ld'))
+                             ('LD', 'ld'),
+                             ('PKGCONFIG', 'pkg-config'))
                }
 
     def set_env(self, env):
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/platforms/ios.py b/kiwixbuild/platforms/ios.py
index 523d426..df08374 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/platforms/ios.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/platforms/ios.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class iOSPlatformInfo(PlatformInfo):
             'STRIP': '/usr/bin/strip',
             'RANLIB': '/usr/bin/ranlib',
             'LD': '/usr/bin/ld',
+            'PKGCONFIG': 'pkg-config',
         }
 
     @property
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/platforms/win32.py b/kiwixbuild/platforms/win32.py
index b2f3fa6..17b37c4 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/platforms/win32.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/platforms/win32.py
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class Win32PlatformInfo(PlatformInfo):
                              ('AR', 'ar'),
                              ('STRIP', 'strip'),
                              ('WINDRES', 'windres'),
-                             ('RANLIB', 'ranlib'))
+                             ('RANLIB', 'ranlib'),
+                             ('PKGCONFIG', 'pkg-config'))
                }
 
     @property
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/templates/meson_cross_file.txt b/kiwixbuild/templates/meson_cross_file.txt
index 6a664de..d5e6716 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/templates/meson_cross_file.txt
+++ b/kiwixbuild/templates/meson_cross_file.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [binaries]
-pkgconfig = 'pkg-config'
+pkgconfig = '{binaries[PKGCONFIG]}'
 c = '{binaries[CC]}'
 ar = '{binaries[AR]}'
 cpp = '{binaries[CXX]}'