diff --git a/tools/thermal/tmon/Makefile b/tools/thermal/tmon/Makefile
index 3e650878ea82..f9c52b7fab7b 100644
--- a/tools/thermal/tmon/Makefile
+++ b/tools/thermal/tmon/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ override CFLAGS+= $(call cc-option,-O3,-O1) ${WARNFLAGS}
 # Add "-fstack-protector" only if toolchain supports it.
 override CFLAGS+= $(call cc-option,-fstack-protector-strong)
 CC?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
-PKG_CONFIG?= pkg-config
+PKG_CONFIG?= $(CROSS_COMPILE)pkg-config
 
 override CFLAGS+=-D VERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
 TARGET=tmon