diff --git a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
index f895dcc7a0..7b5a8a4418 100644
--- a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
+++ b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ DOCKER_ENGINE_SITE = $(call github,docker,docker,$(DOCKER_ENGINE_VERSION))
 DOCKER_ENGINE_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 DOCKER_ENGINE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
-DOCKER_ENGINE_DEPENDENCIES = host-go
+DOCKER_ENGINE_DEPENDENCIES = host-go host-pkgconf
 
 DOCKER_ENGINE_GOPATH = "$(@D)/vendor"
 DOCKER_ENGINE_MAKE_ENV = $(HOST_GO_TARGET_ENV) \
 	CGO_ENABLED=1 \
 	CGO_NO_EMULATION=1 \
 	GOBIN="$(@D)/bin" \
-	GOPATH="$(DOCKER_ENGINE_GOPATH)"
+	GOPATH="$(DOCKER_ENGINE_GOPATH)" \
+	PKG_CONFIG="$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY)" \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV)
 
 DOCKER_ENGINE_GLDFLAGS = \
 	-X main.GitCommit=$(DOCKER_ENGINE_VERSION) \
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ define DOCKER_ENGINE_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	ln -fs $(@D) $(DOCKER_ENGINE_GOPATH)/src/github.com/docker/docker
 	cd $(@D) && \
 		GITCOMMIT="unknown" BUILDTIME="$$(date)" VERSION="$(DOCKER_ENGINE_VERSION)" \
+		PKG_CONFIG="$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY)" $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) \
 		bash ./hack/make/.go-autogen
 endef