diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/metadata.xml b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/metadata.xml
index 56ed879da0..0228976b1b 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/metadata.xml
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/metadata.xml
@@ -11,4 +11,11 @@
 		<remote-id type="github">pkgconf/pkgconf</remote-id>
 		<remote-id type="cpe">cpe:/a:pkgconf:pkgconf</remote-id>
 	</upstream>
+	<use>
+		<flag name="native-symlinks">
+			Install generic symlinks like pkgconf and pkg-config.
+			If this flag is disabled, only CHOST-prefixed pkg-config
+			executables will be available to end users and ebuilds.
+		</flag>
+	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/pkgconf-2.1.1.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/pkgconf-2.1.1.ebuild
index 8651a601e5..435eb9ff31 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/pkgconf-2.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/pkgconf-2.1.1.ebuild
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://gitea.treehouse.systems/ariadne/pkgconf"
 
 LICENSE="ISC"
 SLOT="0/4"
-IUSE="test"
+IUSE="+native-symlinks test"
 
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
@@ -65,5 +65,9 @@ multilib_src_install() {
 multilib_src_install_all() {
 	einstalldocs
 
+	if ! use native-symlinks; then
+		rm "${ED}"/usr/bin/{pkgconf,pkg-config}$(get_exeext) || die
+	fi
+
 	find "${ED}" -type f -name '*.la' -delete || die
 }
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/pkgconf-9999.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/pkgconf-9999.ebuild
index c4ee052f6b..51dd19d7b1 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/pkgconf-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/dev-util/pkgconf/pkgconf-9999.ebuild
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://gitea.treehouse.systems/ariadne/pkgconf"
 
 LICENSE="ISC"
 SLOT="0/4"
-IUSE="test"
+IUSE="+native-symlinks test"
 
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
@@ -65,5 +65,9 @@ multilib_src_install() {
 multilib_src_install_all() {
 	einstalldocs
 
+	if ! use native-symlinks; then
+		rm "${ED}"/usr/bin/{pkgconf,pkg-config}$(get_exeext) || die
+	fi
+
 	find "${ED}" -type f -name '*.la' -delete || die
 }