diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c46586e9b..7dad1af7a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen], [dl])
 AC_CHECK_PROG(have_makeinfo, makeinfo, yes, no)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_MAKEINFO, test "$have_makeinfo" = yes)
 
+PKG_INSTALLDIR
 AM_PATH_LISPDIR
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HOST_TYPE], ["$host"],
diff --git a/meta/Makefile.am b/meta/Makefile.am
index acbd8e71a..28cd3b0b3 100644
--- a/meta/Makefile.am
+++ b/meta/Makefile.am
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ install-exec-hook:
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && rm -f "$$guile_tools" &&	\
 	$(LN_S) "$$guild" "$$guile_tools"
 
-pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = guile-$(GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION).pc
 
 ## FIXME: in the future there will be direct automake support for