diff --git a/classes/cargo.bbclass b/classes/cargo.bbclass
index 76a3966..461d100 100644
--- a/classes/cargo.bbclass
+++ b/classes/cargo.bbclass
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ oe_cargo_build () {
 	bbnote "Using rust targets from ${RUST_TARGET_PATH}"
 	bbnote "cargo = $(which ${CARGO})"
 	bbnote "${CARGO} build ${CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS} $@"
-	"${CARGO}" build ${CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS} "$@"
+	"${CARGO}" build ${CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS} ${PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS} "$@"
 }
 
 do_compile[progress] = "outof:\s+(\d+)/(\d+)"