-PC_FILE := $(shell pkg-config --path libdpdk)
-CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell pkg-config --cflags libdpdk)
-LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell pkg-config --libs libdpdk)
-LDFLAGS_STATIC = -Wl,-Bstatic $(shell pkg-config --static --libs libdpdk)
+PKGCONF ?= pkg-config
+
+PC_FILE := $(shell $(PKGCONF) --path libdpdk 2>/dev/null)
+CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
+LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
+LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)