diff --git a/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in b/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in
index b8483ee1c1..f289fd8d4c 100644
--- a/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/gstreamer-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 Name: GStreamer Uninstalled
 Description: Streaming-media framework, Not Installed
 Version: @VERSION@
-Requires: @GST_PKG_DEPS@, libxml >= 1.8.1
+Requires: @GST_PKG_DEPS@@LIBXML_PKG@
 Libs: ${pcfiledir}/gst/libgst.la -L${pcfiledir}/libs/gst/control/
 Cflags: -I${pcfiledir} -I${pcfiledir}/libs -I${pc_top_builddir}/${pcfiledir}/@srcdir@ -I${pc_top_builddir}/${pcfiledir}/@srcdir@/libs @GST_PKG_CFLAGS@
 
diff --git a/gstreamer.pc.in b/gstreamer.pc.in
index 6a06502be8..1b161fb2db 100644
--- a/gstreamer.pc.in
+++ b/gstreamer.pc.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: GStreamer
 Description: Streaming-media framework
-Requires: @GST_PKG_DEPS@, libxml >= 1.8.1
+Requires: @GST_PKG_DEPS@@LIBXML_PKG@
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir}/gst -lgst
 Cflags: -I${includedir} @GST_CFLAGS@