diff --git a/eclass/xorg-2.eclass b/eclass/xorg-2.eclass
index 0bba5bb7a369c..6034da49bc325 100644
--- a/eclass/xorg-2.eclass
+++ b/eclass/xorg-2.eclass
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ fi
 # QA: configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --disable-static
 : ${XORG_STATIC:="yes"}
 
-# Add static-libs useflag where usefull.
+# Add static-libs useflag where useful.
 if [[ ${XORG_STATIC} == yes \
 		&& ${FONT} != yes \
 		&& ${CATEGORY} != app-doc \
@@ -186,7 +186,11 @@ if [[ ${XORG_STATIC} == yes \
 	IUSE+=" static-libs"
 fi
 
-DEPEND+=" virtual/pkgconfig"
+if [[ ${XORG_MULTILIB} == yes ]]; then
+	DEPEND+=" virtual/pkgconfig[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]"
+else
+	DEPEND+=" virtual/pkgconfig"
+fi
 
 # @ECLASS-VARIABLE: XORG_DRI
 # @DESCRIPTION:
diff --git a/eclass/xorg-3.eclass b/eclass/xorg-3.eclass
index 557a65233cb7e..6ac90a64d59d9 100644
--- a/eclass/xorg-3.eclass
+++ b/eclass/xorg-3.eclass
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@ if [[ ${XORG_STATIC} == yes \
 	IUSE+=" static-libs"
 fi
 
-BDEPEND+=" virtual/pkgconfig"
+if [[ ${XORG_MULTILIB} == yes ]]; then
+	BDEPEND+=" virtual/pkgconfig[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]"
+else
+	BDEPEND+=" virtual/pkgconfig"
+fi
 
 # @ECLASS-VARIABLE: XORG_DRI
 # @DESCRIPTION: