diff --git a/mkspecs/devices/common/linux_device_pre.conf b/mkspecs/devices/common/linux_device_pre.conf
index 16becbdd524..cfbdc23d636 100644
--- a/mkspecs/devices/common/linux_device_pre.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/devices/common/linux_device_pre.conf
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ QMAKE_AR                = $${CROSS_COMPILE}ar cqs
 QMAKE_OBJCOPY           = $${CROSS_COMPILE}objcopy
 QMAKE_NM                = $${CROSS_COMPILE}nm -P
 QMAKE_STRIP             = $${CROSS_COMPILE}strip
+
+contains(DISTRO_OPTS, deb-multi-arch): \
+    PKG_CONFIG = $${CROSS_COMPILE}pkg-config