diff --git a/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in b/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
index fc8e27f7eb..369e225b3e 100644
--- a/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
+++ b/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ c = '@TARGET_CROSS@gcc'
 cpp = '@TARGET_CROSS@g++'
 ar = '@TARGET_CROSS@ar'
 strip = '@TARGET_CROSS@strip'
-pkgconfig = '@HOST_DIR@/usr/bin/pkg-config'
+pkgconfig = '@HOST_DIR@/bin/pkgconf'
 
 [properties]
 needs_exe_wrapper = true
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ c_args = [@TARGET_CFLAGS@]
 c_link_args = [@TARGET_LDFLAGS@]
 cpp_args = [@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@]
 cpp_link_args = [@TARGET_LDFLAGS@]
+sys_root = '@STAGING_DIR@'
+pkg_config_libdir = '@STAGING_DIR@/usr/lib/pkgconfig:@STAGING_DIR@/usr/share/pkgconfig'
 
 [host_machine]
 system = 'linux'
diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index 1f3aaadf5d..642b715938 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	    -e 's%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%$$(call make-comma-list,$$($(2)_LDFLAGS))%g' \
 	    -e 's%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$$(call make-comma-list,$$($(2)_CXXFLAGS))%g' \
 	    -e 's%@HOST_DIR@%$$(HOST_DIR)%g' \
+	    -e 's%@STAGING_DIR@%$$(STAGING_DIR)%g' \
 	    $$(foreach x,$$($(2)_MESON_EXTRA_BINARIES), \
 	        -e "/^\[binaries\]$$$$/s:$$$$:\n$$(x):" \
 	    ) \
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ define PKG_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
 	    -e 's%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%$(call make-comma-list,$(TARGET_LDFLAGS))@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g' \
 	    -e 's%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$(call make-comma-list,$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS))@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g' \
 	    -e 's%@HOST_DIR@%$(HOST_DIR)%g' \
+	    -e 's%@STAGING_DIR@%$$(STAGING_DIR)%g' \
 	    $(HOST_MESON_PKGDIR)/cross-compilation.conf.in \
 	    > $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
 	sed -e 's%@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%%g' \