diff --git a/graphics/unpaper/Portfile b/graphics/unpaper/Portfile
index b834f1e4cf3e9..81d7ed62092e9 100644
--- a/graphics/unpaper/Portfile
+++ b/graphics/unpaper/Portfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ set ffmpeg_ver      6
 depends_build-append \
                     port:libxslt \
                     port:netpbm \
-                    port:pkgconfig \
+                    path:bin/pkg-config:pkgconfig \
                     port:py${py_ver_nodot}-sphinx
 depends_lib         port:ffmpeg${ffmpeg_ver}
 depends_run         port:netpbm