--- Makefile.am.orig   2008-12-08 10:42:52.000000000 -0700
+++ Makefile.am        2009-02-22 15:46:17.000000000 -0700
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = check-guile.log
 
-pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfigdir = $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/libdata/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = guile-1.8.pc
 
 # Makefile.am ends here