diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index 7b872661..a1204aa0 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ func handleConfig(option, value string) bool {
 		config.EditorFlags = value
 	case "makepkg":
 		config.MakepkgBin = value
+	case "makepkgconf":
+		config.MakepkgConf = value
+	case "nomakepkgconf":
+		config.MakepkgConf = ""
 	case "pacman":
 		config.PacmanBin = value
 	case "tar":
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 06eee594..06be4bdb 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	Editor          string `json:"editor"`
 	EditorFlags     string `json:"editorflags"`
 	MakepkgBin      string `json:"makepkgbin"`
+	MakepkgConf     string `json:"makepkgconf"`
 	PacmanBin       string `json:"pacmanbin"`
 	PacmanConf      string `json:"pacmanconf"`
 	TarBin          string `json:"tarbin"`
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ func defaultSettings(config *Configuration) {
 	config.EditorFlags = ""
 	config.Devel = false
 	config.MakepkgBin = "makepkg"
+	config.MakepkgConf = ""
 	config.NoConfirm = false
 	config.PacmanBin = "pacman"
 	config.PGPFetch = true
diff --git a/exec.go b/exec.go
index 76040641..dd5b1e88 100644
--- a/exec.go
+++ b/exec.go
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ func passToMakepkg(dir string, args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
 	mflags := strings.Fields(config.MFlags)
 	args = append(args, mflags...)
 
+	if config.MakepkgConf != "" {
+		args = append(args, "--config", config.MakepkgConf)
+	}
+
 	cmd := exec.Command(config.MakepkgBin, args...)
 	cmd.Dir = dir
 	return cmd
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 276726bb..cd91c68f 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ func hasParam(arg string) bool {
 		return true
 	case "makepkg":
 		return true
+	case "makepkgconf":
+		return true
 	case "pacman":
 		return true
 	case "tar":