--- Makefile.am.orig	2017-06-04 09:01:48 UTC
+++ Makefile.am
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ if INSTALL_LIBEVENT
 dist_bin_SCRIPTS = event_rpcgen.py
 endif
 
-pkgconfigdir=$(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfigdir=$(prefix)/libdata/pkgconfig
 LIBEVENT_PKGCONFIG=libevent.pc libevent_core.pc libevent_extra.pc
 
 # These sources are conditionally added by configure.ac or conditionally