diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 8862d7823..4b485282f 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.65 - 
 =================================
+  Add pkgconfigdir Makefile variable for make install override.
   Switch usage of Libs.private: to Requires.private: in devmapper.pc, lvm2app.pc.
   Use field Requires.private: for devmapper-event.pc.
   Add devmapper library to linked libdevmapper-event.so.
diff --git a/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in b/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in
index f9afdb6fe..0850a19b7 100644
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/Makefile.in
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ install_include: $(srcdir)/libdevmapper-event.h
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $< $(includedir)/$(<F)
 
 install_pkgconfig: libdevmapper-event.pc
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $< $(usrlibdir)/pkgconfig/devmapper-event.pc
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $< $(pkgconfigdir)/devmapper-event.pc
 
 install_lib_dynamic: install_lib_shared
 
diff --git a/libdm/Makefile.in b/libdm/Makefile.in
index ba6298434..6e24eb7f3 100644
--- a/libdm/Makefile.in
+++ b/libdm/Makefile.in
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ install_static: install_@interface@_static
 install_ioctl: install_lib_shared
 
 install_pkgconfig: libdevmapper.pc
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $< $(usrlibdir)/pkgconfig/devmapper.pc
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $< $(pkgconfigdir)/devmapper.pc
 
 install_ioctl_static: $(LIB_STATIC)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $< $(usrlibdir)/$(<F)
diff --git a/liblvm/Makefile.in b/liblvm/Makefile.in
index 66904296b..197f1d153 100644
--- a/liblvm/Makefile.in
+++ b/liblvm/Makefile.in
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ install_static: $(LIB_STATIC)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $< $(usrlibdir)/$(<F)
 
 install_pkgconfig: $(LIB_NAME).pc
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $< $(usrlibdir)/pkgconfig/lvm2app.pc
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $< $(pkgconfigdir)/lvm2app.pc
 
 liblvm.cflow: $(SOURCES)
 	set -e; (echo -n "SOURCES += "; \
diff --git a/make.tmpl.in b/make.tmpl.in
index 6d9f6818d..c22a6d1d6 100644
--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ mandir = $(datarootdir)/man
 localedir = $(DESTDIR)@LOCALEDIR@
 staticdir = $(DESTDIR)@STATICDIR@
 udevdir = $(DESTDIR)@udevdir@
+pkgconfigdir = $(usrlibdir)/pkgconfig
 USRLIB_RELPATH = $(shell echo $(abspath $(usrlibdir) $(libdir)) | \
   $(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/scripts/relpath.awk)