diff --git a/config/CreatePCFlags.cmake b/config/CreatePCFlags.cmake
index ea957be15..28617896c 100644
--- a/config/CreatePCFlags.cmake
+++ b/config/CreatePCFlags.cmake
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ macro( create_pc_flags CM_DEFINES CM_INCLUDES CM_LIBRARIES PC_DEFINES PC_INCLUDE
       endif()
       if( ITEM )
 	get_filename_component(PC_LIBPATH ${ITEM} PATH)
-	if (PC_LIBPATH)
-	  set( ${PC_LIBRARIES} "${${PC_LIBRARIES}} ${ITEM}")
+	get_filename_component(PC_LIB ${ITEM} NAME_WE)
+	if (PC_LIBPATH AND PC_LIB)
+	  string(REPLACE "lib" "" PC_LIB ${PC_LIB})
+	  set( ${PC_LIBRARIES} "${${PC_LIBRARIES}} -L${PC_LIBPATH} -l${PC_LIB}")
 	else()
 	  set( ${PC_LIBRARIES} "${${PC_LIBRARIES}} -l${ITEM}")
 	endif()