diff --git a/.github/monitoring-plugins.spec b/.github/monitoring-plugins.spec
index e3465227..b6c844f8 100644
--- a/.github/monitoring-plugins.spec
+++ b/.github/monitoring-plugins.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ BuildRequires:  gettext-devel
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: automake
+BuildRequires:  pkgconf
 
 ### Check Plugin specific build requirements
 # check_by_ssh
diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
index a35f273e..8868ca57 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ check_radius_LDADD = $(NETLIBS) $(RADIUSLIBS)
 check_real_LDADD = $(NETLIBS)
 check_snmp_SOURCES = check_snmp.c check_snmp.d/check_snmp_helpers.c
 check_snmp_LDADD = $(BASEOBJS)
-check_snmp_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -lm `net-snmp-config --libs`
-check_snmp_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) `net-snmp-config --cflags`
+check_snmp_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -lm `pkg-config --libs netsnmp`
+check_snmp_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) `pkg-config --cflags netsnmp`
 check_smtp_LDADD = $(SSLOBJS)
 check_ssh_LDADD = $(NETLIBS)
 check_swap_SOURCES = check_swap.c check_swap.d/swap.c