diff --git a/src/network/configure.json b/src/network/configure.json
index 271ff164acc..ffba2d1eeab 100644
--- a/src/network/configure.json
+++ b/src/network/configure.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             },
             "headers": "proxy.h",
             "sources": [
-                "-lproxy"
+                { "type": "pkgConfig", "args": "libproxy-1.0" }
             ]
         },
         "openssl_headers": {