diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-base-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-base-uninstalled.pc.in
index ef0754985a..e636a912be 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-base-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-base-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ = @VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
 
 Libs: ${libdir}/libgstbase-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Cflags: -I${includedir} -I@srcdir@/..
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-check-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-check-uninstalled.pc.in
index 63bb3a816c..875fb49849 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-check-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-check-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ = @VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
 
 Libs: ${libdir}/libgstcheck-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la @CHECK_LIBS@ -lm
-Cflags: -I${includedir} @CHECK_CFLAGS@
+Cflags: -I${includedir} -I@srcdir@/.. @CHECK_CFLAGS@
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-controller-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-controller-uninstalled.pc.in
index 6bb9ef03ce..40af9f1efa 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-controller-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-controller-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ = @VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
 
 Libs: ${libdir}/libgstcontroller-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Cflags: -I${includedir} -I@srcdir@/..
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol-uninstalled.pc.in
index ebee87e390..7f0b505e5b 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ = @VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
 
 Libs: ${libdir}/gst/dataprotocol/libgstdataprotocol-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-Cflags: -I${includedir} -I${includedir}/libs
+Cflags: -I${includedir} -I@srcdir@/.. -I${includedir}/libs  -I@srcdir@/../libs
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-net-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-net-uninstalled.pc.in
index 62165ce1ff..4ada69e6e7 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-net-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-net-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ = @VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
 
 Libs: ${libdir}/libgstnet-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Cflags: -I${includedir} -I@srcdir@/..
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in
index 3ba17828c5..fa518cd033 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ Description: Streaming media framework, Not Installed
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: @GST_PKG_DEPS@@LIBXML_PKG@
 Libs: ${libdir}/gst/libgstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-Cflags: -I${includedir} -I${includedir}/libs
+Cflags: -I${includedir}  -I@srcdir@/.. -I${includedir}/libs  -I@srcdir@/../libs