diff --git a/packages/hxtorch/package.py b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
index eb6e67059eb857ae750be1ad7b8d4030a70ceec6..9c41c3890a6ef2e77eeaa674ef941024d15933e5 100644
--- a/packages/hxtorch/package.py
+++ b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Hxtorch(WafPackage):
     depends_on('liblockfile', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
     depends_on('llvm', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
     depends_on('log4cxx', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
-    depends_on('pkg-config', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
+    depends_on('pkgconfig', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
     depends_on('python@3.7.0:', type=('build', 'link', 'run')) # BrainScaleS(-2, type=('build', 'link', 'run')) only supports Python >= 3.7
     depends_on('py-h5py', type=('build', 'link', 'run')) # PyNN tests need it
     depends_on('py-matplotlib', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
diff --git a/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py b/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
index 1c88cdcf066936cbf73b0c0cf4c3b7874b1434cd..cc99a98d197e51a493cfc8e55b95939a8e1e9a11 100644
--- a/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
+++ b/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class PynnBrainscales(WafPackage):
     depends_on('liblockfile', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
     depends_on('llvm', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
     depends_on('log4cxx', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
-    depends_on('pkg-config', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
+    depends_on('pkgconfig', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
     depends_on('python@3.7.0:', type=('build', 'link', 'run')) # BrainScaleS(-2, type=('build', 'link', 'run')) only supports Python >= 3.7
     depends_on('py-h5py', type=('build', 'link', 'run')) # PyNN tests need it
     depends_on('py-matplotlib', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))