diff --git a/libxml-2.0.pc.in b/libxml-2.0.pc.in
index 6d7b62ff..626f5e4a 100644
--- a/libxml-2.0.pc.in
+++ b/libxml-2.0.pc.in
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ Name: libXML
 Version: @VERSION@
 Description: libXML library version2.
 Requires@XML_PC_PRIVATE@: @XML_PC_REQUIRES@
-Libs: -L${libdir} @XML_LIBS@ @XML_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE@ @XML_PC_LIBS@ @LIBS@
+Libs: @XML_LIBDIR@ @XML_LIBS@ @XML_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE@ @XML_PC_LIBS@ @LIBS@
 Cflags: @XML_INCLUDEDIR@ @XML_CFLAGS@
diff --git a/xml2-config.in b/xml2-config.in
index 3d3f666a..00977518 100644
--- a/xml2-config.in
+++ b/xml2-config.in
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
             libs="@XML_LIBS@ @XML_PRIVATE_LIBS@ @LIBS@"
         fi
 
-        if [ "@XML_LIBDIR@" != "-L/usr/lib" -a "@XML_LIBDIR@" != "-L/usr/lib64" ]; then
+        if [ "@libdir@" != "/usr/lib" -a "@libdir@" != "/usr/lib64" ]; then
             libs="@XML_LIBDIR@ $libs"
         fi
         ;;