diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libversion/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libversion/default.nix
index a492ea7806a0..46d23ae5c1ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libversion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libversion/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-p0wtSB+QXAERf+57MMb8cqWoy1bG3XaCpR9GPwYYvJM=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace "'pkg-config'" "'$(command -v $PKG_CONFIG)'"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
   ];