--- src/Makefile.shlib.orig	2017-04-19 15:17:03 UTC
+++ src/Makefile.shlib
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ shlib_bare	= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX)
 # Testing the soname variable is a reliable way to determine whether a
 # linkable library is being built.
 soname		= $(shlib_major)
-pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfigdir	= $(prefix)/libdata/pkgconfig
 else
 # Naming convention for dynamically loadable modules
 shlib		= $(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX)