diff -r 8f50566e8278 -r a8f63c7198e5 make-rules/setup.py.mk
--- a/make-rules/setup.py.mk	Fri Nov 18 07:32:35 2016 -0800
+++ b/make-rules/setup.py.mk	Fri Nov 18 08:49:15 2016 -0800
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 endif
 PYTHON_ENV +=	CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)"
 PYTHON_ENV +=	PATH="$(PATH):$(SPRO_VROOT)/bin"
+PYTHON_ENV +=	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)"
 
 COMPONENT_BUILD_ENV += $(PYTHON_ENV)
 COMPONENT_INSTALL_ENV += $(PYTHON_ENV)