diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9aa7356..c5f2a87 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ PROG        = usb_modeswitch
 VERS        = 2.6.0
 CC          ?= gcc
 CFLAGS      += -Wall -Wno-deprecated-declarations
-LIBS        = `pkg-config --libs --cflags libusb-1.0`
+PKG_CONFIG  ?= pkg-config
+LIBS        = `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs --cflags libusb-1.0`
 RM          = /bin/rm -f
 OBJS        = usb_modeswitch.c
 PREFIX      = $(DESTDIR)/usr