diff --git a/src/libassuan.pc.in b/src/libassuan.pc.in
index 4e952d7..83ba872 100644
--- a/src/libassuan.pc.in
+++ b/src/libassuan.pc.in
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Description: IPC library for the GnuPG components
 Requires: gpg-error
 Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 Cflags: @LIBASSUAN_CONFIG_CFLAGS@
-Libs: @LIBASSUAN_CONFIG_LIBS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} @LIBASSUAN_CONFIG_LIBS@
 URL: https://www.gnupg.org/related_software/libassuan/index.html