diff --git a/acinclude/sdl2.m4 b/acinclude/sdl2.m4
index af101a84..b87437af 100644
--- a/acinclude/sdl2.m4
+++ b/acinclude/sdl2.m4
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(sdltest, [  --disable-sdltest       Do not try to compile and run
 
   if test "x$sdl_pc" = xyes ; then
     no_sdl=""
-    SDL2_CONFIG="pkg-config sdl2"
+    SDL2_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG sdl2"
   else
     as_save_PATH="$PATH"
     if test "x$prefix" != xNONE && test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ca1040fa..7760fc9c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17800,7 +17800,7 @@ fi
 
   if test "x$sdl_pc" = xyes ; then
     no_sdl=""
-    SDL2_CONFIG="pkg-config sdl2"
+    SDL2_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG sdl2"
   else
     as_save_PATH="$PATH"
     if test "x$prefix" != xNONE && test "$cross_compiling" != yes; then