diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a52dc59..caacfa8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # Configure and install pkgconfig file
+set(FAKE_CXX_LINKAGE "")
+foreach(lib IN LISTS CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+    if(lib IN_LIST CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+        continue()
+    elseif(EXISTS "${lib}")
+        string(APPEND FAKE_CXX_LINKAGE " ${CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FILE_FLAG}${lib}")
+    else()
+        string(APPEND FAKE_CXX_LINKAGE " ${CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FLAG}${lib}")
+    endif()
+endforeach()
 configure_file(Lerc.pc.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Lerc.pc @ONLY)
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Lerc.pc
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig)
diff --git a/Lerc.pc.in b/Lerc.pc.in
index ab20d1a..4d2a967 100644
--- a/Lerc.pc.in
+++ b/Lerc.pc.in
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ URL: @PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL@
 Version: @PROJECT_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
 Cflags.private: -DLERC_STATIC
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lLerc
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lLerc @FAKE_CXX_LINKAGE@