diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 86eab077eb9..606305f4000 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -672,7 +672,6 @@ XSLT_LIBS
 XSLT_CFLAGS
 XML2_LIBS
 XML2_CFLAGS
-PKG_CONFIG
 X_EXTRA_LIBS
 X_LIBS
 X_PRE_LIBS
@@ -711,6 +710,7 @@ CPP
 OPENGL_LIBS
 XLIB
 MAINTAINER_MODE
+PKG_CONFIG
 MSGFMT
 ICOTOOL
 CONVERT
@@ -5152,6 +5152,98 @@ fi
 done
 test -n "$MSGFMT" || MSGFMT="false"
 
+if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
+  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG="${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+PKG_CONFIG=$ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG
+if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PKG_CONFIG" >&5
+$as_echo "$PKG_CONFIG" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+fi
+if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG"; then
+  ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG=$PKG_CONFIG
+  # Extract the first word of "pkg-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy pkg-config; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG="$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG="pkg-config"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG
+if test -n "$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+  if test "x$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG" = x; then
+    PKG_CONFIG=""
+  else
+    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
+yes:)
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
+ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
+esac
+    PKG_CONFIG=$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG
+  fi
+else
+  PKG_CONFIG="$ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG"
+fi
+
 
 if test "x$enable_maintainer_mode" != "xyes"
 then
@@ -9500,99 +9592,7 @@ test "x$ac_cv_lib_OpenCL_clGetPlatformInfo" != xyes && enable_opencl=${enable_op
 if test "x$with_xml" != "xno"
 then
     ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-    if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG="${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-PKG_CONFIG=$ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG
-if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PKG_CONFIG" >&5
-$as_echo "$PKG_CONFIG" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG"; then
-  ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG=$PKG_CONFIG
-  # Extract the first word of "pkg-config", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy pkg-config; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG="$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG="pkg-config"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG
-if test -n "$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG" = x; then
-    PKG_CONFIG=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    PKG_CONFIG=$ac_ct_PKG_CONFIG
-  fi
-else
-  PKG_CONFIG="$ac_cv_prog_PKG_CONFIG"
-fi
-
-if test -n "$XML2_CFLAGS"; then :
+    if test -n "$XML2_CFLAGS"; then :
 
 elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then :
   XML2_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags libxml-2.0 2>/dev/null`
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a01b44c1bf1..74fd134405d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROGS(RSVG, rsvg, false)
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(CONVERT, convert, false)
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(ICOTOOL, icotool, false)
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(MSGFMT, msgfmt, false)
+WINE_PATH_PKG_CONFIG
 
 if test "x$enable_maintainer_mode" != "xyes"
 then