diff --git a/brightray/brightray.gyp b/brightray/brightray.gyp
index 05a63c7aeedb..a2e95fbcbe94 100644
--- a/brightray/brightray.gyp
+++ b/brightray/brightray.gyp
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@
         ['OS=="linux"', {
           'link_settings': {
             'ldflags': [
-              '<!@(pkg-config --libs-only-L --libs-only-other <(linux_system_libraries))',
+              '<!@(<(pkg-config) --libs-only-L --libs-only-other <(linux_system_libraries))',
             ],
             'libraries': [
               '-lpthread',
-              '<!@(pkg-config --libs-only-l <(linux_system_libraries))',
+              '<!@(<(pkg-config) --libs-only-l <(linux_system_libraries))',
             ],
           },
           'cflags': [
-            '<!@(pkg-config --cflags <(linux_system_libraries))',
+            '<!@(<(pkg-config) --cflags <(linux_system_libraries))',
             # Needed by using libgtk2ui:
             '-Wno-deprecated-register',
             '-Wno-sentinel',
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
           ],
           'direct_dependent_settings': {
             'cflags': [
-              '<!@(pkg-config --cflags <(linux_system_libraries))',
+              '<!@(<(pkg-config) --cflags <(linux_system_libraries))',
               '-Wno-deprecated-register',
               '-Wno-sentinel',
             ],
diff --git a/brightray/brightray.gypi b/brightray/brightray.gypi
index 4513fa95db6b..8bae0735b9e3 100644
--- a/brightray/brightray.gypi
+++ b/brightray/brightray.gypi
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   ],
   'variables': {
     'libchromiumcontent_component%': 1,
+    'pkg-config%': 'pkg-config',
     'conditions': [
       # The "libchromiumcontent_component" is defined when calling "gyp".
       ['libchromiumcontent_component', {