diff --git a/ext/libav/meson.build b/ext/libav/meson.build
index b84c67b15b..f71aa2ef96 100644
--- a/ext/libav/meson.build
+++ b/ext/libav/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ sources = [
     'gstavdeinterlace.c',
 ]
 
-gstlibav = library('gstlibav',
+gstlibav_plugin = library('gstlibav',
     sources,
     c_args : gst_libav_args,
     include_directories : [configinc],
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ gstlibav = library('gstlibav',
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )
+pkgconfig.generate(gstlibav_plugin, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 23133586ff..35dc64b556 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -180,7 +180,13 @@ endforeach
 
 configinc = include_directories('.')
 plugins_install_dir = '@0@/gstreamer-1.0'.format(get_option('libdir'))
-subdir('ext/libav/')
+pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
+plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir = join_paths(plugins_install_dir, 'pkgconfig')
+if get_option('default_library') == 'shared'
+  # If we don't build static plugins there is no need to generate pc files
+  plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir = disabler()
+endif
+subdir('ext/libav')
 
 python3 = import('python').find_installation()
 run_command(python3, '-c', 'import shutil; shutil.copy("hooks/pre-commit.hook", ".git/hooks/pre-commit")')