diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 2972487..c25a940 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ VCPKG_TRIPLET ?= $(strip                        \
 
 # override the pkg config path, so it is used instead of system packages
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH := $(VCPKG_ROOT)/installed/$(VCPKG_TRIPLET)/lib/pkgconfig
-else ifneq ($(shell which pkg_config),)
+else ifneq ($(shell which pkg-config),)
 $(warning couldn't find VCPKG_ROOT, attempting to use system packages using pkg-config!)
 else
-$(error neither VCPKG_ROOT nor pkg_config were available!)
+$(error neither VCPKG_ROOT nor pkg-config were available!)
 endif
 
 # use pkg-config to set the include and linker information