diff --git a/doc/libpkgconf-pkg.rst b/doc/libpkgconf-pkg.rst
index 481ebb3..eec9251 100644
--- a/doc/libpkgconf-pkg.rst
+++ b/doc/libpkgconf-pkg.rst
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ libpkgconf `pkg` module
 The `pkg` module provides dependency resolution services and the overall `.pc` file parsing
 routines.
 
-.. c:function:: void pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(pkgconf_client_t *client, unsigned int flags)
+.. c:function:: void pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(pkgconf_client_t *client)
 
-   Bootstraps the package search paths.  If the ``PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_ENV_ONLY`` `flag` is provided,
+   Bootstraps the package search paths.  If the ``PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_ENV_ONLY`` `flag` is set on the client,
    then only the ``PKG_CONFIG_PATH`` environment variable will be used, otherwise both the
    ``PKG_CONFIG_PATH`` and ``PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR`` environment variables will be used.
 
    :param pkgconf_client_t* client: The pkgconf client object to bootstrap.
-   :param uint flags: A set of dependency resolver options.
    :return: nothing
 
 .. c:function:: pkgconf_pkg_t *pkgconf_pkg_new_from_file(const pkgconf_client_t *client, const char *filename, FILE *f)
diff --git a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
index bf162f1..3f13f1d 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
+++ b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ pkgconf_pkg_t *pkgconf_builtin_pkg_get(const char *name);
 
 int pkgconf_compare_version(const char *a, const char *b);
 pkgconf_pkg_t *pkgconf_scan_all(pkgconf_client_t *client, void *ptr, pkgconf_pkg_iteration_func_t func);
-void pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(pkgconf_client_t *client, unsigned int flags);
+void pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(pkgconf_client_t *client);
 
 /* parse.c */
 pkgconf_pkg_t *pkgconf_pkg_new_from_file(const pkgconf_client_t *client, const char *path, FILE *f);
diff --git a/libpkgconf/pkg.c b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
index d49cbe8..ebe4384 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/pkg.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
@@ -100,22 +100,21 @@ pkg_get_parent_dir(pkgconf_pkg_t *pkg)
 /*
  * !doc
  *
- * .. c:function:: void pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(pkgconf_client_t *client, unsigned int flags)
+ * .. c:function:: void pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(pkgconf_client_t *client)
  *
- *    Bootstraps the package search paths.  If the ``PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_ENV_ONLY`` `flag` is provided,
+ *    Bootstraps the package search paths.  If the ``PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_ENV_ONLY`` `flag` is set on the client,
  *    then only the ``PKG_CONFIG_PATH`` environment variable will be used, otherwise both the
  *    ``PKG_CONFIG_PATH`` and ``PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR`` environment variables will be used.
  *
  *    :param pkgconf_client_t* client: The pkgconf client object to bootstrap.
- *    :param uint flags: A set of dependency resolver options.
  *    :return: nothing
  */
 void
-pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(pkgconf_client_t *client, unsigned int flags)
+pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(pkgconf_client_t *client)
 {
 	pkgconf_path_build_from_environ("PKG_CONFIG_PATH", NULL, &client->dir_list, true);
 
-	if (!(flags & PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_ENV_ONLY))
+	if (!(client->flags & PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_ENV_ONLY))
 		pkgconf_path_build_from_environ("PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR", get_default_pkgconfig_path(), &client->dir_list, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 004861b..afb0653 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	pkgconf_client_set_flags(&pkg_client, want_client_flags);
 
 	/* at this point, want_client_flags should be set, so build the dir list */
-	pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(&pkg_client, want_client_flags);
+	pkgconf_pkg_dir_list_build(&pkg_client);
 
 	if (required_pkgconfig_version != NULL)
 	{