diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc.in
index 34c61814b3..300b04b479 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Name: GStreamer Base Plugins Libraries, Uninstalled
 Description: Streaming media framework, base plugins libraries, uninstalled
 Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@
-Libs: -L@allocatorslibdir@ -L@applibdir@ -L@audiolibdir@ -L@fftlibdir@ -L@pbutilslibdir@ -L@rifflibdir@ -L@rtplibdir@ -L@rtsplibdir@ -L@sdplibdir@ -L@taglibdir@ -L@videolibdir@ -L@gllibdir@
+Libs: -L@allocatorslibdir@ -L@applibdir@ -L@audiolibdir@ -L@fftlibdir@ -L@pbutilslibdir@ -L@rifflibdir@ -L@rtplibdir@ -L@rtsplibdir@ -L@sdplibdir@ -L@taglibdir@ -L@videolibdir@ @glliblinkerflag@
 Cflags: -I@abs_top_srcdir@/gst-libs -I@abs_top_builddir@/gst-libs
 
-libraries=allocators app audio fft pbutils riff rtp rtsp sdp tag video gl
+libraries=allocators app audio fft pbutils riff rtp rtsp sdp tag video @gl_lib_name@
diff --git a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc.in b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc.in
index a0f15beda9..89292ae7b5 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc.in
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir}
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
 
-libraries=allocators app audio fft pbutils riff rtp rtsp sdp tag video gl
+libraries=allocators app audio fft pbutils riff rtp rtsp sdp tag video @gl_lib_name@
diff --git a/pkgconfig/meson.build b/pkgconfig/meson.build
index 99827030b4..bd54d01e98 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/meson.build
+++ b/pkgconfig/meson.build
@@ -44,11 +44,17 @@ pkg_files = [
 
 # XXX: requires the meson.build to be parsed/executed after gst-libs/gl/meson.build
 if build_gstgl
-  pkgconf.set('gllibdir', join_paths(meson.build_root(), gstgl.outdir()))
+  gllibdir = join_paths(meson.build_root(), gstgl.outdir())
+  pkgconf.set('gllibdir', gllibdir)
+  pkgconf.set('glliblinkerflag', '-L' + gllibdir)
   pkg_files += ['gstreamer-gl']
   pkgconf.set('GL_APIS', ' '.join(enabled_gl_apis))
   pkgconf.set('GL_WINDOWS', ' '.join(enabled_gl_winsys))
   pkgconf.set('GL_PLATFORMS', ' '.join(enabled_gl_platforms))
+  pkgconf.set('gl_lib_name', 'gl')
+else
+  pkgconf.set('glliblinkerflag', '')
+  pkgconf.set('gl_lib_name', '')
 endif
 
 foreach p : pkg_files