diff --git a/tools/libs/ctrl/Makefile b/tools/libs/ctrl/Makefile
index 93442ab389..15d0ae8e4e 100644
--- a/tools/libs/ctrl/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libs/ctrl/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/Rules.mk
 include Makefile.common
 
 LIBHEADER := xenctrl.h xenctrl_compat.h
-PKG_CONFIG := xencontrol.pc
+PKG_CONFIG_FILE := xencontrol.pc
 PKG_CONFIG_NAME := Xencontrol
 
 NO_HEADERS_CHK := y
diff --git a/tools/libs/libs.mk b/tools/libs/libs.mk
index 3eb91fc8f3..3fab5aecff 100644
--- a/tools/libs/libs.mk
+++ b/tools/libs/libs.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Common Makefile for building a lib.
 #
 # Variables taken as input:
-#   PKG_CONFIG: name of pkg-config file (xen$(LIBNAME).pc if empty)
+#   PKG_CONFIG_FILE: name of pkg-config file (xen$(LIBNAME).pc if empty)
 #   MAJOR:   major version of lib (Xen version if empty)
 #   MINOR:   minor version of lib (0 if empty)
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ifneq ($(nosharedlibs),y)
 TARGETS += lib$(LIB_FILE_NAME).so
 endif
 
-PKG_CONFIG ?= $(LIB_FILE_NAME).pc
+PKG_CONFIG_FILE ?= $(LIB_FILE_NAME).pc
 PKG_CONFIG_NAME ?= Xen$(LIBNAME)
 PKG_CONFIG_DESC ?= The $(PKG_CONFIG_NAME) library for Xen hypervisor
 PKG_CONFIG_VERSION := $(MAJOR).$(MINOR)
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ PKG_CONFIG_LIB := $(LIB_FILE_NAME)
 PKG_CONFIG_REQPRIV := $(subst $(space),$(comma),$(strip $(foreach lib,$(patsubst ctrl,control,$(USELIBS_$(LIBNAME))),xen$(lib))))
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_LIBXC_MINIOS),y)
-TARGETS += $(PKG_CONFIG)
-$(PKG_CONFIG): PKG_CONFIG_PREFIX = $(prefix)
-$(PKG_CONFIG): PKG_CONFIG_INCDIR = $(includedir)
-$(PKG_CONFIG): PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR = $(libdir)
+TARGETS += $(PKG_CONFIG_FILE)
+$(PKG_CONFIG_FILE): PKG_CONFIG_PREFIX = $(prefix)
+$(PKG_CONFIG_FILE): PKG_CONFIG_INCDIR = $(includedir)
+$(PKG_CONFIG_FILE): PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR = $(libdir)
 endif
 
-PKG_CONFIG_LOCAL := $(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/$(PKG_CONFIG)
+PKG_CONFIG_LOCAL := $(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/$(PKG_CONFIG_FILE)
 
 LIBHEADER ?= $(LIB_FILE_NAME).h
 LIBHEADERS = $(foreach h, $(LIBHEADER), $(XEN_INCLUDE)/$(h))
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ install:: all
 	$(SYMLINK_SHLIB) lib$(LIB_FILE_NAME).so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/lib$(LIB_FILE_NAME).so.$(MAJOR)
 	$(SYMLINK_SHLIB) lib$(LIB_FILE_NAME).so.$(MAJOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/lib$(LIB_FILE_NAME).so
 	for i in $(LIBHEADERS); do $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(includedir); done
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_CONFIG) $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INSTALLDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_CONFIG_FILE) $(DESTDIR)$(PKG_INSTALLDIR)
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall::