diff --git a/clutter.pc.in b/clutter.pc.in
index a204a4353..e2209a2a6 100644
--- a/clutter.pc.in
+++ b/clutter.pc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
-libdir=${exec_prefix}/libdir
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
 includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 apiversion=@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@