diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c11ab76f2c..708d7404e9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3298,6 +3298,10 @@ if [ "$QT_CROSS_COMPILE" = "yes" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if [ ! -n "$PKG_CONFIG" ]; then
+    QT_CONFIG="$QT_CONFIG no-pkg-config"
+fi
+
 # process CFG_MAC_ARCHS
 if [ "$PLATFORM_MAC" = "yes" ]; then
 #   check -arch arguments for validity.