diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3707d73c..4d1b6ed4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Release history for s390-tools (MIT version)
   - dbginfo.sh: rework crypto data collection
   - dbginfo.sh: add nstat for network and SNMP stats
   - `pkg-config` is now mandatory for the build process
+  - Add `PKG_CONFIG` Makefile variable to select pkg-config program;
+    default `pkg-config` or `$(CROSS_COMPILE)pkg-config` if
+    `CROSS_COMPILE` is set
 
   Bug Fixes:
 
diff --git a/cmsfs-fuse/Makefile b/cmsfs-fuse/Makefile
index a77206bd..d83c8d4d 100644
--- a/cmsfs-fuse/Makefile
+++ b/cmsfs-fuse/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ check_dep:
 
 all: check_dep cmsfs-fuse
 
-FUSE_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
-FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
+FUSE_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
+FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
 ALL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SETXATTR $(FUSE_CFLAGS)
 LDLIBS += $(FUSE_LDLIBS) -lm
 
diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index 0d44a999..1d88254f 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ $(eval $(call cmd_define,   GZIP,"  GZIP    ",gzip))
 $(eval $(call cmd_define,     MV,"  MV      ",mv))
 $(eval $(call cmd_define,  PERLC,"  PERLC   ",perl -c))
 
+PKG_CONFIG = pkg-config
+
 CHECK           = sparse
 CHECK_SILENT   := $(CHECK)
 CHECKTOOL       = $(call echocmd,"  CHECK   ",/$@)$(CHECK_SILENT)
diff --git a/dasdview/Makefile b/dasdview/Makefile
index 4e54821f..be89305a 100644
--- a/dasdview/Makefile
+++ b/dasdview/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ check_dep:
 
 BUILDTARGET = check_dep
 
-CURL_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
-CURL_LDLIBS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
+CURL_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
+CURL_LDLIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
 
 endif # HAVE_CURL
 
diff --git a/genprotimg/src/Makefile b/genprotimg/src/Makefile
index a59ff935..67b61dc5 100644
--- a/genprotimg/src/Makefile
+++ b/genprotimg/src/Makefile
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ ALL_CPPFLAGS += $(INCLUDE_PARMS)
 LDLIBS += $(GLIB2_LIBS) $(LIBCRYPTO_LIBS) $(LIBCURL_LIBS)
 
 
-GLIB2_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags glib-2.0)
-GLIB2_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs glib-2.0)
-LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libcrypto)
-LIBCRYPTO_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libcrypto)
-LIBCURL_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
-LIBCURL_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
+GLIB2_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags glib-2.0)
+GLIB2_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs glib-2.0)
+LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libcrypto)
+LIBCRYPTO_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libcrypto)
+LIBCURL_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
+LIBCURL_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
 
 BUILD_TARGETS := skip-$(bin_PROGRAM)
 INSTALL_TARGETS := skip-$(bin_PROGRAM)
diff --git a/hmcdrvfs/Makefile b/hmcdrvfs/Makefile
index 3908ca35..93309281 100644
--- a/hmcdrvfs/Makefile
+++ b/hmcdrvfs/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ check_dep:
 		"fuse3-devel or libfuse3-dev", \
 		"HAVE_FUSE=0")
 
-FUSE_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
-FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
+FUSE_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
+FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
 ALL_CFLAGS += -DFUSE_USE_VERSION=30 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE $(FUSE_CFLAGS)
 LDLIBS += $(FUSE_LDLIBS) -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lm
 
diff --git a/hsavmcore/Makefile b/hsavmcore/Makefile
index 4d3deb98..ed98ef87 100644
--- a/hsavmcore/Makefile
+++ b/hsavmcore/Makefile
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ else # HAVE_FUSE
 #
 # FUSE
 #
-FUSE_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
-FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
+FUSE_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
+FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
 
 #
 # systemd
 #
 ifneq (${HAVE_SYSTEMD},0)
   ifeq ($(call check_header_prereq,"systemd/sd-daemon.h"),yes)
-    SYSTEMD_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libsystemd)
-    SYSTEMD_LDLIBS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libsystemd)
+    SYSTEMD_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libsystemd)
+    SYSTEMD_LDLIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libsystemd)
     ALL_CPPFLAGS += -DHAVE_SYSTEMD
   else
     $(warning "systemd support disabled")
diff --git a/libpv/Makefile b/libpv/Makefile
index 3ee27868..46742261 100644
--- a/libpv/Makefile
+++ b/libpv/Makefile
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ include ../common.mak
 
 LIB := libpv.a
 
-GLIB2_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags glib-2.0)
-GLIB2_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs glib-2.0)
-LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libcrypto)
-LIBCRYPTO_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libcrypto)
-LIBCURL_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
-LIBCURL_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
+GLIB2_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags glib-2.0)
+GLIB2_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs glib-2.0)
+LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libcrypto)
+LIBCRYPTO_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libcrypto)
+LIBCURL_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
+LIBCURL_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
 LDLIBS += $(GLIB2_LIBS) $(LIBCRYPTO_LIBS) $(LIBCURL_LIBS)
 
 WARNINGS := -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow \
diff --git a/pvattest/src/Makefile b/pvattest/src/Makefile
index 458212cb..881d1fdf 100644
--- a/pvattest/src/Makefile
+++ b/pvattest/src/Makefile
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ $(BIN_PROGRAM)_SRCS := \
 
 $(BIN_PROGRAM)_OBJS := $($(BIN_PROGRAM)_SRCS:.c=.o)
 
-GLIB2_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags glib-2.0)
-GLIB2_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs glib-2.0)
-LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libcrypto)
-LIBCRYPTO_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libcrypto)
-LIBCURL_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
-LIBCURL_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
+GLIB2_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags glib-2.0)
+GLIB2_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs glib-2.0)
+LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libcrypto)
+LIBCRYPTO_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libcrypto)
+LIBCURL_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
+LIBCURL_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
 
 ALL_CFLAGS += -std=gnu11 \
 	      -DPKGDATADIR=$(PKGDATADIR) \
diff --git a/zdsfs/Makefile b/zdsfs/Makefile
index aeb511f5..da35891d 100644
--- a/zdsfs/Makefile
+++ b/zdsfs/Makefile
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ check_dep:
 		"curl-devel or libcurl-dev", \
 		"HAVE_CURL=0")
 
-FUSE_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
-FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
-CURL_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
-CURL_LDLIBS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
+FUSE_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
+FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
+CURL_CFLAGS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libcurl)
+CURL_LDLIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libcurl)
 ALL_CPPFLAGS += -DSYSFS
 ALL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SETXATTR -pthread $(FUSE_CFLAGS) $(CURL_CFLAGS)
 LDLIBS += $(FUSE_LDLIBS) $(CURL_LDLIBS) -lpthread -lrt -lm
diff --git a/zdump/Makefile b/zdump/Makefile
index 8b0462f0..37059a9d 100644
--- a/zdump/Makefile
+++ b/zdump/Makefile
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ OBJECTS = zgetdump.o opts.o zg.o zg_error.o zg_print.o \
 	  ngdump.o dt_ngdump.o dfi_ngdump.o dfi_vmdump.o \
 	  pv_utils.o
 
-GLIB2_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags glib-2.0)
-GLIB2_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs glib-2.0)
-LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags libcrypto)
-LIBCRYPTO_LIBS := $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs libcrypto)
+GLIB2_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags glib-2.0)
+GLIB2_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs glib-2.0)
+LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags libcrypto)
+LIBCRYPTO_LIBS := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs libcrypto)
 
 LIBPV = $(rootdir)/libpv/libpv.a
 LIBPV_CFLAGS := -DOPENSSL_API_COMPAT=0x10100000L \
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ ifeq ("$(HAVE_FUSE)","0")
 FUSE_CFLAGS = -DHAVE_FUSE=0 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 FUSE_LDLIBS =
 else
-FUSE_CFLAGS = -DHAVE_FUSE=1 $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
-FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
+FUSE_CFLAGS = -DHAVE_FUSE=1 $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --cflags fuse3)
+FUSE_LDLIBS = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --silence-errors --libs fuse3)
 endif
 LDLIBS += -lz $(FUSE_LDLIBS) $(LIBPV_LIBS)
 ALL_CFLAGS += $(FUSE_CFLAGS) $(LIBPV_CFLAGS)