diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
index 575800a7..ab9cb473 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ def configure(parameters = ''):
                 --sysconfdir=/%s \
                 --localstatedir=/%s \
                 --libexecdir=/%s \
-                %s' % (prefix, \
-                       get.HOST(), get.manDIR(), \
-                       get.infoDIR(), get.dataDIR(), \
-                       get.confDIR(), get.localstateDIR(), get.libexecDIR(), parameters)
+                %s%s' % (prefix, \
+                         get.HOST(), get.manDIR(), \
+                         get.infoDIR(), get.dataDIR(), \
+                         get.confDIR(), get.localstateDIR(), get.libexecDIR(),
+                         "--libdir=/usr/lib32 " if get.buildTYPE() == "emul32" else "",
+                         parameters)
 
         if get.buildTYPE() == "emul32":
             args += " --libdir=/usr/lib32"
diff --git a/pisi/operations/build.py b/pisi/operations/build.py
index 8e4ab03b..51c5f8af 100644
--- a/pisi/operations/build.py
+++ b/pisi/operations/build.py
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ class Builder:
             env["CXX"] = "%s -m32" % os.getenv("CXX")
             env["CFLAGS"] = os.getenv("CFLAGS").replace("-fPIC", "")
             env["CXXFLAGS"] = os.getenv("CXXFLAGS").replace("-fPIC", "")
+            env["PKG_CONFIG_PATH"] = "/usr/lib32/pkgconfig"
         os.environ.update(env)
 
         # First check icecream, if not found use ccache