diff --git a/package/pkgconf/pkg-config.in b/package/pkgconf/pkg-config.in
index f411eb0926..e5a23a10f7 100644
--- a/package/pkgconf/pkg-config.in
+++ b/package/pkgconf/pkg-config.in
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=${PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR}} \
 	PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}} \
 	PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH}} \
 	PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH}} \
-	exec ${PKGCONFDIR}/pkgconf @STATIC@ "$@"
+	exec ${PKGCONFDIR}/pkgconf --keep-system-libs @STATIC@ "$@"