diff --git a/lib/libguestfs.pc.in b/lib/libguestfs.pc.in
index 679ed7eba..013bf0f28 100644
--- a/lib/libguestfs.pc.in
+++ b/lib/libguestfs.pc.in
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Version: @VERSION@
 Description: libguestfs library for accessing and modifying VM images
 Requires:
 Cflags:
-Libs: -lguestfs @LIBS@
+Libs: -lguestfs