diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in
index 484b937f5d..6a695b27f5 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # the standard variables don't make sense for an uninstalled copy
 prefix=
 exec_prefix=
-libdir=${pcfiledir}
-includedir=${pcfiledir}
-toolsdir=${pcfiledir}/tools
+libdir=${pcfiledir}/..
+includedir=${pcfiledir}/..
+toolsdir=${pcfiledir}/../tools
 gstcontrol_libs=-lgstcontrol-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
 
 Name: GStreamer Uninstalled
 Description: Streaming-media framework, Not Installed
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: @GST_PKG_DEPS@@LIBXML_PKG@
-Libs: ${libdir}/gst/libgstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la -L${libdir}/libs/gst/control/
-Cflags: -I${includedir} -I${includedir}/libs -I${pc_top_builddir}/${pcfiledir}/@srcdir@ -I${pc_top_builddir}/${pcfiledir}/@srcdir@/libs @GST_PKG_CFLAGS@
+Libs: ${libdir}/gst/libgstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+Cflags: -I${includedir} -I${includedir}/libs @GST_PKG_CFLAGS@