diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol-uninstalled.pc.in
index d36787b53f..ebee87e390 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${includedir}/libs @GST_PKG_CFLAGS@
+Cflags: -I${includedir} -I${includedir}/libs
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol.pc.in
index b43294469a..edfc5bb72c 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-dataprotocol.pc.in
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Description: Data protocol for plug-ins
 Requires: gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstdataprotocol-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
-Cflags: -I${includedir} @GST_PKG_CFLAGS@
+Cflags: -I${includedir}