diff --git a/include/package-defaults.mk b/include/package-defaults.mk
index 1eae7ea246..700bc5b990 100644
--- a/include/package-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/package-defaults.mk
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS = \
 		CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" \
 		CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)" \
-		PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)" \
-		PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$(PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR)"
 
 CONFIGURE_PATH = .
 CONFIGURE_CMD = ./configure