diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5c18fca0f7..9c3f60def9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C stdtime clean
 
 datafiles: all
-	if [ x`whoami` = xroot ]; then sh mkpkgconfig $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig; fi
+	if [ x`whoami` = xroot ]; then sh build_tools/mkpkgconfig $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig; fi
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(ASTVARLIBDIR)/sounds/digits
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(ASTVARLIBDIR)/sounds/priv-callerintros
 	for x in sounds/digits/*.gsm; do \
diff --git a/mkpkgconfig b/build_tools/mkpkgconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from mkpkgconfig
rename to build_tools/mkpkgconfig