diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-insertbin-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-insertbin-uninstalled.pc.in
index 328e77b265..51445dd321 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-insertbin-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-insertbin-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ Description: Bin to automatically and insertally link elements, uninstalled
 Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstinsertbin-@GST_API_VERSION@
-Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Cflags: -I@abs_top_srcdir@/gst-libs -I@abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs
 
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-player-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-player-uninstalled.pc.in
index 0cae959d2f..6119a27beb 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-player-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-player-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ Description: GStreamer Player convenience library, uninstalled
 Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstplayer-@GST_API_VERSION@
-Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Cflags: -I@abs_top_srcdir@/gst-libs -I@abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs
 
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-wayland-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-wayland-uninstalled.pc.in
index 2661c1e38a..56c2da0dda 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-wayland-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-wayland-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ Description: GStreamer Wayland support, uninstalled
 Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstwayland-@GST_API_VERSION@
-Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Cflags: -I@abs_top_srcdir@/gst-libs -I@abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs