diff --git a/meta/classes/waf.bbclass b/meta/classes/waf.bbclass
index 95f524012a..c4698e910a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/waf.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/waf.bbclass
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # avoids build breaks when using no-static-libs.inc
 DISABLE_STATIC = ""
 
+EXTRA_OECONF_append = " ${PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS}"
+
 def get_waf_parallel_make(d):
     pm = d.getVar('PARALLEL_MAKE')
     if pm: