diff --git a/gmodule-2.0.pc.in b/gmodule-2.0.pc.in
index 852658216..4c7af3056 100644
--- a/gmodule-2.0.pc.in
+++ b/gmodule-2.0.pc.in
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 REQUIRES="glib-2.0"
 VERSION="@VERSION@"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-LIBS_PATH="-L${libdir} $LIBS_PATH"
-LIBS_LINK_SELF="@G_MODULE_LDFLAGS@ -lgmodule-1.3 @G_MODULE_LIBS@ $LIBS_LINK_SELF"
-LIBS_LINK_SYSTEM="$LIBS_LINK_SYSTEM"
+LIBS_PATH="-L${libdir} @G_MODULE_LDFLAGS@ $LIBS_PATH"
+LIBS_LINK_SELF="-lgmodule-1.3 $LIBS_LINK_SELF"
+LIBS_LINK_SYSTEM="@G_MODULE_LIBS@ $LIBS_LINK_SYSTEM"
 
 #Name: GModule
 #Description: Dynamic module loader for GLib
diff --git a/gthread-2.0.pc.in b/gthread-2.0.pc.in
index 31aa83a4a..eea6f5a9a 100644
--- a/gthread-2.0.pc.in
+++ b/gthread-2.0.pc.in
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ REQUIRES="glib-2.0"
 VERSION="@VERSION@"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 LIBS_PATH="-L${libdir} $LIBS_PATH"
-LIBS_LINK_SELF="-lgthread-1.3 @G_THREAD_LIBS@ $LIBS_LINK_SELF"
-LIBS_LINK_SYSTEM="$LIBS_LINK_SYSTEM"
+LIBS_LINK_SELF="-lgthread-1.3 $LIBS_LINK_SELF"
+LIBS_LINK_SYSTEM="@G_THREAD_LIBS@ $LIBS_LINK_SYSTEM"
 
 #Name: GThread
 #Description: Thread support for GLib