diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd_3.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd_3.4.bb
index 0e67555827..9584e551c1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd_3.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-navigation/gpsd/gpsd_3.4.bb
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ EXTRA_OESCONS = " \
   debug='true' \
   strip='false' \
   systemd='true' \
-  pkgconfig='${PKG_CONFIG_DIR}' \
 "
 
 do_compile_prepend() {