diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 1bb84e6e..e744e2fd 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Requires libvips v8.12.2
 * Improve performance and accuracy when compositing multiple images.
   [#2286](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/2286)
 
+* Expand pkgconfig search path for wider BSD support.
+  [#3106](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/3106)
+
 * Ensure Windows C++ runtime is linked statically (regression in 0.30.0).
   [#3110](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/3110)
   [@kleisauke](https://github.com/kleisauke)
diff --git a/lib/libvips.js b/lib/libvips.js
index 566bc148..e13db207 100644
--- a/lib/libvips.js
+++ b/lib/libvips.js
@@ -86,9 +86,14 @@ const removeVendoredLibvips = function () {
 const pkgConfigPath = function () {
   if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
     const brewPkgConfigPath = spawnSync('which brew >/dev/null 2>&1 && eval $(brew --env) && echo $PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR', spawnSyncOptions).stdout || '';
-    return [brewPkgConfigPath.trim(), env.PKG_CONFIG_PATH, '/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig', '/usr/lib/pkgconfig']
-      .filter(function (p) { return !!p; })
-      .join(':');
+    return [
+      brewPkgConfigPath.trim(),
+      env.PKG_CONFIG_PATH,
+      '/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig',
+      '/usr/lib/pkgconfig',
+      '/usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig',
+      '/usr/libdata/pkgconfig'
+    ].filter(Boolean).join(':');
   } else {
     return '';
   }