diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc.in
index 1d2955936e..a21ac46210 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ Description: Streaming media framework, OpenGL plugins libraries, uninstalled
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstgl-@GST_API_VERSION@ @GL_LIBS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstgl-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I@abs_top_srcdir@/gst-libs -I@abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs
 
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc.in
index 112ce2109e..a3a9dc6cc7 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc.in
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Description: Streaming media framework, OpenGL plugins libraries
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
 
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstgl-@GST_API_VERSION@ @GL_LIBS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lgstgl-@GST_API_VERSION@
 Cflags: -I${includedir} -I${libdir}/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@/include @GL_CFLAGS@