diff --git a/src/libsysprof-capture/meson.build b/src/libsysprof-capture/meson.build
index b848225b..70bbcc72 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-capture/meson.build
+++ b/src/libsysprof-capture/meson.build
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ libsysprof_capture_dep = declare_dependency(
 )
 
 pkgconfig.generate(
+    libraries: [libsysprof_capture],
       subdirs: [ sysprof_header_subdir ],
       version: meson.project_version(),
          name: 'sysprof-capture-@0@'.format(libsysprof_api_version),
diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/meson.build b/src/libsysprof-ui/meson.build
index 39965ab6..f6ee0979 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/meson.build
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/meson.build
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ libsysprof_ui_dep = declare_dependency(
 )
 
 pkgconfig.generate(
+    libraries: [libsysprof_ui],
       subdirs: [ sysprof_header_subdir ],
       version: meson.project_version(),
          name: 'sysprof-ui-@0@'.format(libsysprof_api_version),
diff --git a/src/libsysprof/meson.build b/src/libsysprof/meson.build
index 60d565c6..6d47e154 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof/meson.build
+++ b/src/libsysprof/meson.build
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ libsysprof_dep = declare_dependency(
 )
 
 pkgconfig.generate(
+    libraries: [libsysprof],
       subdirs: [ sysprof_header_subdir ],
       version: meson.project_version(),
          name: 'sysprof-@0@'.format(libsysprof_api_version),