diff --git a/libs.mk b/libs.mk
index 5889a88b7c77620470e4f88ad789b82359594299..9de6e39345ece8a1e07ecdd39f3b6d39c62ae7df 100644
--- a/libs.mk
+++ b/libs.mk
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ vpx.pc: config.mk libs.mk
 	$(qexec)echo '# pkg-config file from libvpx $(VERSION_STRING)' > $@
 	$(qexec)echo 'prefix=$(PREFIX)' >> $@
 	$(qexec)echo 'exec_prefix=$${prefix}' >> $@
-	$(qexec)echo 'libdir=$${prefix}/lib' >> $@
+	$(qexec)echo 'libdir=$${prefix}/$(LIBSUBDIR)' >> $@
 	$(qexec)echo 'includedir=$${prefix}/include' >> $@
 	$(qexec)echo '' >> $@
 	$(qexec)echo 'Name: vpx' >> $@