diff --git a/libsecp256k1.pc.in b/libsecp256k1.pc.in
index 62a786d..1c72dd0 100644
--- a/libsecp256k1.pc.in
+++ b/libsecp256k1.pc.in
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ Description: Optimized C library for EC operations on curve secp256k1
 URL: https://github.com/bitcoin/secp256k1
 Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
-Libs: -L${libdir}
+Libs.private: @SECP_LIBS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lsecp256k1