diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e0689548d..895a3338e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ ifeq ($(CC), i686-w64-mingw32-gcc)
 else ifeq ($(UNAME), darwin)
 	LIBDIVECOMPUTERINCLUDES = $(shell $(PKGCONFIG) --cflags libdivecomputer)
 	LIBDIVECOMPUTERARCHIVE = $(shell $(PKGCONFIG) --libs libdivecomputer)
+else ifeq ($(shell $(PKGCONFIG) --exists libdivecomputer; echo $$?),0)
+	LIBDIVECOMPUTERINCLUDES = $(shell $(PKGCONFIG) --cflags libdivecomputer)
+	LIBDIVECOMPUTERARCHIVE = $(shell $(PKGCONFIG) --libs libdivecomputer)
 else
 libdc-local := $(wildcard /usr/local/lib/libdivecomputer.a)
 libdc-local64 := $(wildcard /usr/local/lib64/libdivecomputer.a)