diff --git a/opus.pc.in b/opus.pc.in
index 58e2247daa615c5395c61536e3cf608fd2560df3..b7d40838ca417f99c4d7544473803cbc9ef6fc94 100644
--- a/opus.pc.in
+++ b/opus.pc.in
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ URL: http://opus-codec.org/
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires:
 Conflicts:
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lopus @PC_LIBM@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lopus
+Libs.private: @PC_LIBM@
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/opus