HOSTLOADLIBES_qconf    = $(KC_QT_LIBS) -ldl
 HOSTCXXFLAGS_qconf.o   = $(KC_QT_CFLAGS) -D LKC_DIRECT_LINK
 
-HOSTLOADLIBES_gconf    = `pkg-config gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0 --libs`
-HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o     = `pkg-config gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0 --cflags` \
+HOSTLOADLIBES_gconf    = `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0`
+HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o     = `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0` \
                           -D LKC_DIRECT_LINK
 
 $(obj)/qconf.o: $(obj)/.tmp_qtcheck
 
 # GTK needs some extra effort, too...
 $(obj)/.tmp_gtkcheck:
-       @if `pkg-config gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0 --exists`; then               \
-               if `pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --atleast-version=2.0.0`; then                  \
+       @if `pkg-config --exists gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0`; then               \
+               if `pkg-config --atleast-version=2.0.0 gtk+-2.0`; then                  \
                        touch $@;                                                               \
                else                                                                    \
                        echo "*";                                                       \