diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e18bc1860..791b49d3b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $(if $(findstring $(space),$(TOPDIR)),$(error ERROR: The path to the OpenWrt dir
 
 world:
 
-DISTRO_PKG_CONFIG:=$(shell which -a pkg-config | grep -E '\/usr' | head -n 1)
+DISTRO_PKG_CONFIG:=$(shell which -a pkg-config | grep -E '\/usr' -m 1)
 export PATH:=$(TOPDIR)/staging_dir/host/bin:$(PATH)
 
 ifneq ($(OPENWRT_BUILD),1)
diff --git a/target/sdk/files/Makefile b/target/sdk/files/Makefile
index 2f89ce0cf..493b7ce82 100644
--- a/target/sdk/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/sdk/files/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export TOPDIR LC_ALL LANG SDK
 
 world:
 
-DISTRO_PKG_CONFIG:=$(shell which -a pkg-config | grep -E '\/usr' | head -n 1)
+DISTRO_PKG_CONFIG:=$(shell which -a pkg-config | grep -E '\/usr' -m 1)
 export PATH:=$(TOPDIR)/staging_dir/host/bin:$(PATH)
 
 ifneq ($(OPENWRT_BUILD),1)