diff --git a/package/pkgconf/files/pkg-config.in b/package/pkgconf/files/pkg-config.in
index 6ef03778..8a927b47 100644
--- a/package/pkgconf/files/pkg-config.in
+++ b/package/pkgconf/files/pkg-config.in
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=${PKGCONFDIR}/../../root
 DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH=${PKGCONFDIR}/../../root/usr/include
 DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH=${PKGCONFDIR}/../../root/usr/lib
 
-set -x
+if [ "${VERBOSE}" == "1" ]; then
+	set -x
+fi
 
 PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=${PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR}} \
-	PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}} \
-	PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH}} \
-	PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH}} \
+PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}} \
+PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH}} \
+PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH:-${DEFAULT_PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH}} \
 	exec ${PKGCONFDIR}/pkgconf --keep-system-libs "$@"