diff --git a/test/acinclude.m4 b/test/acinclude.m4
index 69ea6aea6..893e4aa1b 100644
--- a/test/acinclude.m4
+++ b/test/acinclude.m4
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 # ----------------------------------
 AC_DEFUN([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG],
 [m4_pattern_forbid([^_?PKG_[A-Z_]+$])
-m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG(_PATH)?$])
+m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG(_PATH|_LIBDIR)?$])
 AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG], [path to pkg-config utility])
 AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG_PATH], [directories to add to pkg-config's search path])
 AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR], [path overriding pkg-config's built-in search path])
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ $$1_PKG_ERRORS
 Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
 installed software in a non-standard prefix.
 
-_PKG_TEXT])dnl
+_PKG_TEXT])[]dnl
         ])
 elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
      	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ path to pkg-config.
 
 _PKG_TEXT
 
-To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.])dnl
+To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.])[]dnl
         ])
 else
 	$1[]_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_[]$1[]_CFLAGS