diff --git a/recipes-containers/criu/protobuf_2.5.0.bb b/recipes-containers/criu/protobuf_2.5.0.bb
index fc84cb72..0e11ff48 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/criu/protobuf_2.5.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/criu/protobuf_2.5.0.bb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ do_compile_ptest() {
 	# Add the location of the cross-compiled header and library files
 	# which haven't been installed yet.
 	cp "${B}/protobuf.pc" "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
-	sed -e 's|libdir=|libdir=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}|' -i "${S}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
+	sed -e 's|libdir=|libdir=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}|' -i "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
 	sed -e 's|Cflags:|Cflags: -I${S}/src|' -i "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
 	sed -e 's|Libs:|Libs: -L${B}/src/.libs|' -i "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
 	export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}"