diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 2d135613..88f7cdb9 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ ifeq ($(CREATE_PKG_CONFIG),true)
     BUILD_PKG_CONFIGDIR      = $(TOPDIR)/make
   endif
   LOCAL_PKG_CONFIG           = $(PROJECT).pc
-  BUILD_PKG_CONFIG           = $(BUILD_PKG_CONFIGDIR)/$(LOCAL_PKG_CONFIG)
+  # As of now, this is not used by any downstream project, so disable it to reduce complexity.
+  #BUILD_PKG_CONFIG           = $(BUILD_PKG_CONFIGDIR)/$(LOCAL_PKG_CONFIG)
   INSTALLED_PKG_CONFIG       = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_PKG_CONFIGDIR)/,$(PKG_CONFIG))
 endif