diff --git a/stream_engine_meos.go b/stream_engine_meos.go
index 05248c6..fc82e35 100644
--- a/stream_engine_meos.go
+++ b/stream_engine_meos.go
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 package main
 
 /*
-#cgo CFLAGS: -I/usr/local/include
-#cgo LDFLAGS: -lmeos
+#cgo pkg-config: meos
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <meos.h>
 */
diff --git a/tutorial-stream/README.md b/tutorial-stream/README.md
index 48c6912..63095bc 100644
--- a/tutorial-stream/README.md
+++ b/tutorial-stream/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ in-process engine live in one tier (each named cluster engine still requires its
   MFAPI_DSN=<dsn> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib ./mfapi
   ```
 
+  The build reads MEOS's own `meos.pc`, so a libmeos installed somewhere other
+  than `/usr/local` is named once, by pointing `PKG_CONFIG_PATH` at the
+  prefix's `lib/pkgconfig` and `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` at its `lib`.
+
   The default (cgo-free) build serves every other endpoint but reports the
   streaming engine as not built (`501`). Point the notebook at another host with
   the `MFAPI_HOST` environment variable.