diff --git a/src/gpg-error-config.in b/src/gpg-error-config.in
index 93f25f7..e050632 100644
--- a/src/gpg-error-config.in
+++ b/src/gpg-error-config.in
@@ -1,93 +1,103 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Copyright (C) 1999, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives
 # unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
 # modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
 #
 # This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the
 # implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: FSFULLR
 
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 includedir=@includedir@
 libdir=@libdir@
 
 if echo "$0" | grep gpg-error-config 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; then
   myname="gpg-error-config"
 else
   myname="gpgrt-config"
 fi
 
 output=""
 mt=no
 
 usage()
 {
     cat <<EOF
 Usage: $myname [OPTIONS]
 Options:
         [--mt]       (must be the first option)
 	[--prefix]
 	[--exec-prefix]
 	[--version]
 	[--libs]
 	[--cflags]
 EOF
     exit $1
 }
 
 if test $# -eq 0; then
     usage 1 1>&2
 fi
 
 while test $# -gt 0; do
     case "$1" in
 	-*=*)
 	    optarg=`echo "$1" | sed 's/[-_a-zA-Z0-9]*=//'`
 	    ;;
 	*)
 	    optarg=
 	    ;;
     esac
 
     case $1 in
         --mt)
             mt=yes
             ;;
         --prefix)
 	    output="$output $prefix"
 	    ;;
         --exec-prefix)
 	    output="$output $exec_prefix"
 	    ;;
         --version)
             echo "@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
 	    exit 0
 	    ;;
+	--variable=*)
+	    case "${1#*=}" in
+		prefix) echo "$prefix" ;;
+		exec_prefix) echo "$exec_prefix" ;;
+		host) echo "@GPG_ERROR_CONFIG_HOST@" ;;
+		mtcflags) echo "@GPG_ERROR_CONFIG_MT_CFLAGS@" ;;
+		mtlibs) echo "@GPG_ERROR_CONFIG_MT_LIBS@";;
+	    esac
+	    exit 0
+	    ;;
         --cflags)
 	    output="$output @GPG_ERROR_CONFIG_CFLAGS@"
             if test $mt = yes ; then
                 output="$output @GPG_ERROR_CONFIG_MT_CFLAGS@"
             fi
 	    ;;
 	--libs)
 	    output="$output @GPG_ERROR_CONFIG_LIBS@"
             if test $mt = yes ; then
                 output="$output @GPG_ERROR_CONFIG_MT_LIBS@"
             fi
 	    ;;
         --host)
             echo "@GPG_ERROR_CONFIG_HOST@"
             exit 0
             ;;
 	*)
             usage 1 1>&2
 	    ;;
     esac
     shift
 done
 
 echo $output