diff --git a/lang/qore/Makefile b/lang/qore/Makefile
index 0baa0a2e6e35..53f93b82ad21 100644
--- a/lang/qore/Makefile
+++ b/lang/qore/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_OPENSSL=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
-USE_GNOME=	pkg-config
+USE_GNOME=	pkgconfig
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	"LEX=${LOCALBASE}/bin/flex"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-debug --disable-static
diff --git a/lang/qore/pkg-plist b/lang/qore/pkg-plist
index c0bf7536ba81..44a813cd4a8a 100644
--- a/lang/qore/pkg-plist
+++ b/lang/qore/pkg-plist
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@ include/qore/Qore.h
 include/qore/QoreEvents.h
 include/qore/QoreRWLock.h
 @dirrm include/qore
+@dirrmtry lib/pkgconfig