diff --git a/cogl.pc.in b/cogl.pc.in
index d69a0a5a1..87196733b 100644
--- a/cogl.pc.in
+++ b/cogl.pc.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
-exec_prefix=${prefix}
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
-includedir=${prefix}/include
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
 apiversion=@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@
 requires=@CLUTTER_REQUIRES@
 backend=@clutterbackend@