diff --git a/dev-python/pycairo/pycairo-1.17.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/pycairo/pycairo-1.17.0-r1.ebuild
index 6cb92da0112d2..17abca02c5a60 100644
--- a/dev-python/pycairo/pycairo-1.17.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pycairo/pycairo-1.17.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ python_test() {
 
 python_install() {
 	distutils-r1_python_install \
-		install_pkgconfig --pkgconfigdir="/usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig"
+		install_pkgconfig --pkgconfigdir="${EPREFIX}/usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig"
 }
 
 python_install_all() {