diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 98c94082434cacca2ad7c1d015b3f9c882acce14..f91da7b0d032b6c438a744fdc08cc5672b3e8fa6 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ distribution directories, e.g.:
 
  export CPPFLAGS="-I/sw/include \$CPPFLAGS"
  export LDFLAGS="-L/sw/lib \$LDFLAGS"
- export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/sw/lib/pkgconfig:\$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
+ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/sw/lib/pkgconfig:\$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
+
  ./configure
 
 EOF