diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc.in
index 56d9887610..9980db0102 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ prefix=
 exec_prefix=
 libdir=${pcfiledir}/../gst-libs/gst
 includedir=${pcfiledir}/../gst-libs
+pluginsdir=${pcfiledir}/..
 
 Name: GStreamer Base Plugins Libraries, Uninstalled
 Description: Streaming media framework, base plugins libraries, uninstalled
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc.in
index 574773dc1b..0a8bd2efeb 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
 includedir=@includedir@/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+pluginsdir=@libdir@/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
 
 Name: GStreamer Base Plugins Libraries
 Description: Streaming media framework, base plugins libraries