diff --git a/ament_package/template/environment_hook/pkg_config_path.bat b/ament_package/template/environment_hook/pkg_config_path.bat
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+:: copied from ament_package/template/environment_hook/pkg_config_path.bat
+@echo off
+
+call:ament_prepend_unique_value PKG_CONFIG_PATH "%AMENT_CURRENT_PREFIX%\lib\pkgconfig"
+
+goto:eof
+
+
+:: Prepend non-duplicate values to environment variables
+:: using semicolons as separators and avoiding trailing separators.
+:: first argument: the name of the result variable
+:: second argument: the value
+:ament_prepend_unique_value
+  setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+  :: arguments
+  set "listname=%~1"
+  set "value=%~2"
+  :: skip if path doesn't exist
+  if NOT EXIST "%value%" (
+    goto:eof
+  )
+  :: expand the list variable
+  set "list=!%listname%!"
+  :: check if the list contains the value
+  set "is_duplicate="
+  if "%list%" NEQ "" (
+    for %%v in ("%list:;=";"%") do (
+      if "%%~v" == "%value%" set "is_duplicate=1"
+    )
+  )
+  :: if it is not a duplicate prepend it
+  if "%is_duplicate%" == "" (
+    :: if not empty, prepend a semi-colon
+    if "!list!" NEQ "" set "list=;!list!"
+    :: prepend the value
+    set "list=%value%!list!"
+  )
+  endlocal & (
+    :: set result variable in parent scope
+    set "%~1=%list%"
+  )
+goto:eof
diff --git a/ament_package/template/environment_hook/pkg_config_path.sh b/ament_package/template/environment_hook/pkg_config_path.sh
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+# copied from ament_package/template/environment_hook/pkg_config_path.sh
+
+ament_prepend_unique_value PKG_CONFIG_PATH "$AMENT_CURRENT_PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig"